Tag: Freedom of the Press

My Swedish friend is sitting in a jail cell.

Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman spoke to Noam Chomsky about Assange's arrest, WikiLeaks and American power.

While a protracted legal battle seems likely, it probably won’t be too long before Assange joins Chelsea Manning in an American prison, a warning to future whistle-blowers that those who embarrass the powerful will face severe consequences, no matter how long it takes.

The same miserable mob that mauled Main Street banks has plundered and pillaged newspapers across the country.

“The revelation that the U.S. has initiated a prosecution against Mr. Assange has shocked the international community.”

Requiem for a (sort of) free press in the U.S

Rather, the demise of the real news reporting by our city and regional papers is a product of their profiteering owners.

Defenders of free expression and members of the media denounced the president's move as a "clear attack on the First Amendment."

What these occurrences share, and what they’re illustrating, is a profound hatred towards purveyors of journalism.

Stop treating Trump’s tweets as news. They’re not news; they’re his gut feelings at the moment.