New Assange Charges Threaten Investigative Journalism

Expand Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, May 19, 2017. On April 11, 2019, Assange was arrested at the embassy on a 2012 warrant issued by Westminster Magistrates' Court. © 2017 AP/Matrix/MediaPunch/IPZ In a stunning and unprecedented assault on press freedom, the Trump administration has issued an expanded indictment of Julian Assange for publishing classified information. Much of the information was of great public interest and importance, and other media investigated and republished it. The initial computer fraud charges against Assange…

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