Information Security and Cryptography-Encryption in Journalism 
Rajeev Ranjan Sahay
Rajeev Ranjan Sahay, Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), India.
Manuscript received on 18 July 2023 | Revised Manuscript received on 02 August 2023 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 September 2023 | Manuscript published on 30 September 2023 | PP: 1-16 | Volume-3 Issue-1, September 2023 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijmcj.A1047093123 | DOI:10.54105/ijmcj.A1047.093123
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Abstract: The purpose of this review paper is to garner knowledge about the information security and cryptography encryption practices implementation for journalistic work and its effectiveness in thwarting software security breaches in the wake of ‘Journalism After Snowden’. Systematic literature review for the ‘information security and cryptography encryption in journalism’ employed to synthesize existing practices in this field. Initially, existing research article databases and search engines are utilised to download or retrieve the abstracts of relevant scientific articles, which are then used for systematic and rigorous citation and summarisation works. Contingent upon them, their analysis and synthesis are employed to arrive at the findings. Research papers collated to write this review paper highlighted the vital issues related to the inadequacies of investigative journalists’ safety practices, even after the UNESCO guidelines of 2017 and 2022, which emphasised the urgent need for member States to address journalists’ needs.
Keywords: Information Security, Quantum Homomorphic Encryption, Encryption, Edward Snowden, Surveillance, Investigative Journalism.
Scope of the Article: Journalism