A Note on Our Use of Encrypted Communication

An other draft of a G / O Media employee handbook falsely name our insurance policy regarding encrypted communications , which has caused some confusion . To be unmortgaged : G / O Media remains committed to the use of trusted coverage tools that enable our reporters to firmly and confidentially communicate with source .

Secure communication instrument , including apps such as Signal , encrypted email , and platforms such as SecureDrop , are indispensable to our editorial operations and the trade protection of our sources and the valuable information they share with G / O Media journalists .

G / atomic number 8 Media full corroborate our editorial staff ’s use of communication tool and methods , encipher or otherwise , that permit us to further our coverage and acquire the heavily - strike fib our journalists issue every twenty-four hour period .