Who is a journalist? Don't let the government decide
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Jun 04, 2019
3 minutes
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's indictment under the Espionage Act is so controversial that at least two of his prosecutors argued against the decision to indict. Significantly, we know this because it was leaked to news media.
Leaks to the media are as much of a Washington routine as the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. So are internal debates between members of the same prosecution team.
But the Assange dispute is a higher stakes argument than most. He is the
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