In Refusing To Defend Assange, Mainstream Media Exposes Its True Nature

In Refusing To Defend Assange, Mainstream Media Exposes Its True Nature: Last Tuesday a top lawyer for the New York Times named David McCraw warned a room full of judges that the prosecution of Julian Assange for WikiLeaks publications would set a very dangerous precedent which would end up hurting mainstream news media outlets like NYT, the Washington Post, and other outlets which publish secret government documents. “I think the prosecution of …