Washington DC — (Scheerpost) —The persecution of Julian Assange, along with the climate of fear, wholesale government surveillance and use of the Espionage Act to prosecute whistleblowers, has emasculated investigative journalism. The press has not only failed to mount a sustained campaign to support Julian, whose extradition appears imminent but
克里斯·赫奇斯:记者抛弃了朱利安·阿桑奇并割断了自己的喉咙
记者未能发起释放朱利安·阿桑奇的运动,或揭露针对他的恶毒抹黑运动,这是新闻媒体犯下的又一个灾难性的、弄巧成拙的错误。