courtney radsh. [ applause ] >> thank you. the committee to protect journalists is seriously concerned about the actions taken by the department of justice and the ongoing efforts to subpoena jim, which could have a chilling effect on the u.s. media and journalists if it has not indeed already has that impact. cpj was founded in 1981 by a group of u.s. correspondents who realized they could not ignore the plight of colleagues abroad whose reporting put them at risk on a daily basis. since then cpj has promoted press freedom worldwide and defended the rights of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. last year we decided that the crackdown on leak investigations and revelations about the extent of surveillance in a post-9/11 world necessitated us to look inward and weigh in on the threats to press freedom in the united states and this is why we are here today in support of jim. as a former colleague of jim's at the "new york times," i'm also personally happy to be here in solidarity with his efforts to protect