‘You live for those breakthroughs’: an investigation into military tribunals on US airbases meant protecting those who spoke out

Guardian journalists have been uncovering cases involving US military personnel that bypassed British courts. It involved telling the stories of women who have been denied important rights and protections, and safeguarding them as sources Support investigative journalism today When reporters talk about protecting their sources, it isn’t always about protecting a source’s identity. Some sources are prepared to go public. Others may have already shed their anonymity before a journalist gets i...

By Gautam Malkani