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Why not? Like any journalist, he confirms and publishes stories given to him by sources while protecting their anonymity.

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• spiderfarmer 8y ago
  Journalist? The sort of information he publishes, his timing and the people he chooses to defend make him nothing more than a political activist. It's not difficult to see why: he has broken laws and is now stuck in a cage and the only way to get out of it is to cosy up to the politician who is most likely to pardon him.
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  • not_weev 8y ago
    How do such tactics differ from the Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, and MSNBC? Are those operations not journalists? Assange is in a cage because, after being cleared of any wrongdoing vis-a-vis the sexual assault complaints, a "special prosecutor" decided she had to speak to him in person, i.e. get him in a venue subject to U.S. extradition.
    • meowface 8y ago
      Everything you just said is completely irrelevant to Assange's credibility as a journalist. Just because he's a martyr doesn't mean he's a good, ethical, or honest person.
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