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> Expecting a journalist to somehow balance the evidence of misdeeds between a country's two ruling parties is bizarre, and not a standard any other news outle

> Expecting a journalist to somehow balance the evidence of misdeeds between a country's two ruling parties is bizarre, and not a standard any other news outlet was held to over the same period. True, people excuse journalists for showing partisan bias all the time (at least, when the bias is towards their preferred party, although they may not call it bias). Also, we might excuse a journalist for being biased against a politician who literally joked about killing them, as Clinton did if this claim from WikiLeaks is true (or Assange may have believed it was true): https://truepundit.com/under-intense-pressure-to-silence-wikileaks-secretary-of-state-hillary-clinton-proposed-drone-strike-on-julian-assange/ https://truepundit.com/under-intense-pressure-to-silence-wik...

croon 6y ago
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/julian-assange-drone-strike/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/julian-assange-drone-strik... https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/true-pundit/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/true-pundit/
- dane-pgp 6y ago
  Thanks for the Snopes link, as I was wondering what evidence there was for the claim. > Rating: Unproven > On 4 October 2016 Clinton answered a question about whether the rumor was accurate, responding that she didn’t “recall any joke … [reference to targeting Assange with a drone] would have been a joke” Oh, well if she "does not recall" it (and I'm sure she has a great memory[0]) and if she'd only be joking about killing him then he'd have no reason to not want her becoming president. [0] https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2008/mar/25/hillary-clinton/video-shows-tarmac-welcome-no-snipers/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2008/mar/25/hillary-cl...
  - croon 6y ago
    It's an unproven claim only reported on a website known for bullshit, but sure.
    - dane-pgp 6y ago
      The original report may not be credible in itself, but if a presidential candidate is accused of glibly discussing murdering someone, and their best defence is "I do not recall" and "I was only joking", then you can maybe understand why Assange might believe he was safer under a Trump presidency. It's not like Assange had to worry about being shot on Fifth Avenue.

croon 6y ago

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/julian-assange-drone-strike/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/julian-assange-drone-strik... https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/true-pundit/ https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/true-pundit/

dane-pgp 6y ago
Thanks for the Snopes link, as I was wondering what evidence there was for the claim. > Rating: Unproven > On 4 October 2016 Clinton answered a question about whether the rumor was accurate, responding that she didn’t “recall any joke … [reference to targeting Assange with a drone] would have been a joke” Oh, well if she "does not recall" it (and I'm sure she has a great memory[0]) and if she'd only be joking about killing him then he'd have no reason to not want her becoming president. [0] https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2008/mar/25/hillary-clinton/video-shows-tarmac-welcome-no-snipers/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2008/mar/25/hillary-cl...
- croon 6y ago
  It's an unproven claim only reported on a website known for bullshit, but sure.
  - dane-pgp 6y ago
    The original report may not be credible in itself, but if a presidential candidate is accused of glibly discussing murdering someone, and their best defence is "I do not recall" and "I was only joking", then you can maybe understand why Assange might believe he was safer under a Trump presidency. It's not like Assange had to worry about being shot on Fifth Avenue.