>Uhh. This article obsesses slightly about Journalist vs Not but they aren’t a class that gets special protection under the US Constitution. There is no categor

>Uhh. This article obsesses slightly about Journalist vs Not but they aren’t a class that gets special protection under the US Constitution. There is no category of privilege or freedom based on that status and they are not registered by any central authority that authorizes the benefits of its protection. The First Amendment protects any jerk with an opinion and a printing press, in the style of Thomas Paine, and any collaborators. There has ALWAYS been the unwritten rule that media outlets are not charged under the espionage act, as they were doing their civic duty reporting on stuff the government doesn't want reported. You can say about Assange what you want but it's undeniable he is only the PUBLISHER, and not the one who stole the docs. The fact that he is charged for publishing is a line that the US Govt is crossing, and that's why it's significant.