Tag: Press Freedom

Whistleblowers and protesters play a key role in ensuring accountability. But ultimately, democratic systems should be built to ensure institutional accountability.

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.

"We all owe our immense gratitude to Chelsea Manning for everything she’s done over the last decade, but even more so now."

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

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

Mainstream media hypocrisy on display.

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day – jailed journalists around the globe should be free to do their work, outside the prison walls that confine them today.