JULIAN ASSANGE FOR THE FUTURE Geoffroy de Lagasnerie, January 2019

WikiLeaks, the utopia we need. When I started writing about whistleblowers a few years ago, there was genuine sympathy for them across international public opinion, and one sensed a common feeling of indignation at the repression whistleblowers suffered. But during the last few months, something see...

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Published inIn Defense of Julian Assange p. 244
Main Author Geoffroy de Lagasnerie
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published OR Books 21.11.2019
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Summary:WikiLeaks, the utopia we need. When I started writing about whistleblowers a few years ago, there was genuine sympathy for them across international public opinion, and one sensed a common feeling of indignation at the repression whistleblowers suffered. But during the last few months, something seems to have changed. There now seems to be a mistrust —if not outright hostility— with regard to Julian Assange. The same cannot be said for Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, for example: they each continue to receive widespread support from journalists, academics, and various advocates for human rights and freedom of the press. But
ISBN:9781682192214
1682192210
DOI:10.2307/j.ctvs1g8pk.35