Assange’s lawyers have asked the judge to recuse herself. She has refused. By Rev. Dr. Chris Hedges.

Journalists could face years in jail for handling a classified military document that revealed details about France’s involvement in the Yemen conflict. By Ryan Gallagher. (May 17, 2019)

In May, 2015, Sagar Shejwal, a young, male nursing student in the west Indian state of Maharashtra, was murdered by a group of men who’d overheard his ringtone... By Liesl Schwabe.

A free press is apparently now a criminal conspiracy. By Yashar Ali. [Autoplay]

Sophisticated digital spyware such as Pegasus can turn cellphones into secret agents to take aim at advocates, lawyers, scientists, and the media – and these programs know no borders. By John Scott-Railton, Ronald J. Deibert.

The Markup was one of the most highly anticipated media startups in recent memory. By Mathew Ingram.

Have you ever noticed how whenever someone inconveniences the dominant western power structure, the entire political/media class rapidly becomes very, very interested in letting us know how evil and disgusting that person is? By Caitlin Johnstone. [Censored by Medium, rehosted]

The Mueller report and its potential implications have driven the network’s coverage—and monster ratings—for two years. Now it’s ended with a whimper, leaving execs in a bind. By Maxwell Tani, Lloyd Grove.

The Great Tragic Comedy of Modern Journalism. By Matt Bivens.

I’m Naomi Wu a DIY and tech enthusiast in Shenzhen, China. Nine months ago Vice Magazine contacted me for an interview. A lot has been written about that, very little by me...

Nobody wants to hear this, but news that Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller is headed home without issuing new charges is a death-blow for the reputation of the American news media. By Matt Taibbi.

In an excerpt from his new book Hate Inc., Matt Taibbi looks back at how the media built new lies to cover their early ones. By Matt Taibbi,

I circulated this letter to NBC colleagues on January 2 and since it quickly leaked and got recirculated all over, I’d thought I’d post it here... By William M. Arkin.

The most challenging task is choosing the ten worst embarrassments. The most notable aspect is they all go toward promoting the same narrative. By Glenn Greenwald.

Fairy tale or American horror story: Could be either, who can say? By Jessica M. Goldstein. (Aug. 2, 2018)

It is welcome that finally there has been a little pushback, including from leading journalists, to the Guardian’s long-running vilification of Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks. By Jonathan Cook.

If Assange is successfully prosecuted for doing the same thing other mainstream publications do to hold power to account, there will be little stopping the US government from going after those types of outlets all around the world for publishing its secrets. By Caitlin Jonstone.

The Trump DOJ’s prosecution of Assange will be cheered by Democrats, as they unite to criminalize the core of investigative journalism. By Glenn Greenwald.

Over the past few days, there has been increased activity around the Ecuadorian embassy in London, sparking fears Julian Assange faces imminent detention by British authorities. Helen Razer weighs in on truth, on Assange, and why you should care about both.