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2/23/23 Andrew Cockburn: How the Media Failed Julian Assange
2/23/23 Andrew Cockburn: How the Media Failed Julian Assange
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19 minutes
Released:
Feb 25, 2023
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Andrew Cockburn joined Scott on Antiwar Radio to talk about Julian Assange. Cockburn wrote an article for Harper’s Magazine about the hypocrisy of mainstream journalists in their refusal to stand up for the condemned publisher of government secrets. After a quick rundown of who Assange is, why he’s important and where he is now, Cockburn and Scott discuss that Harper’s article.
Discussed on the show:
“Alternative Facts: How the media failed Julian Assange” (Harper’s Magazine)
“An open letter from editors and publishers: Publishing is not a Crime” (The Guardian)
“Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks” (Yahoo News)
Scott’s interview with Jeffery Carr about the DNC hack
Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn.
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Discussed on the show:
“Alternative Facts: How the media failed Julian Assange” (Harper’s Magazine)
“An open letter from editors and publishers: Publishing is not a Crime” (The Guardian)
“Inside the CIA's secret war plans against WikiLeaks” (Yahoo News)
Scott’s interview with Jeffery Carr about the DNC hack
Andrew Cockburn is the Washington editor of Harper’s Magazine and the author of Kill Chain: The Rise of the High-Tech Assassins. Follow him on Twitter @andrewmcockburn.
This episode of the Scott Horton Show is sponsored by: Tom Woods’ Liberty Classroom; ExpandDesigns.com/Scott.
Get Scott’s interviews before anyone else! Subscribe to the Substack.
Shop Libertarian Institute merch or donate to the show through Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin: 1DZBZNJrxUhQhEzgDh7k8JXHXRjY
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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