It remains to be seen whether the charges under the Espionage Act stick. They may not and I don't think they should. But it seems a bit breathless to declare these charges a "threat to journalism". Assange participated in the leaking of classified documents, which is different than simply publishing. There's a sharp divide in how people view Assange. Some buy into his hipster-tech-Jesus persona. These people think th…
> Assange participated in the leaking of classified documents, which is different than simply publishing. This is an accusation made by the US government, it's not a fact. WikiLeaks accepted leaked documents and published them after verifying they were true. This is basically what journalists do (though they usually write articles that summarise the leaks). Also, WikiLeaks did redact documents on many ocassions (in s…
Are you claiming the chat logs that show Assange offering assistance cracking passwords are fake?