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For the UK, it's one of those values that helps to define us.

The sort of value that we brandish on the world stage was just a hint of moral righteousness.

We've seen a whole range of attacks on journalists from Belarus to Myanmar,

violations of media freedoms are growing around the world, what I feel is an alarming rate.

And I welcome the unequivocal stance of the whole G7 on safeguarding those vital democratic bull walks in our media freedoms.

But being a journalist in this country does come with its share of risks.

So one reputation manager told me recently, for certain types of clients, especially non-British high net worth people,

their attitude is, why do I have to deal with these pricks in the media when I've got a guy who can smash them in court?

And now, the Home Office is proposing changes to the Official Secrets Act

that would make the climate for journalists and their sources even more stifling.

But we keep telling the world journalism is the lifeblood of democracy.

Cannot land silence journalism is silence sources and intimidate people.

Long term, it's very, very damaging to the nature of the society we live in.

You're listening to stories of our times from the times and the Sunday times. I'm Manvin Rana.

Today, the law change that will treat journalists like spies.

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