Washington Says "Journalism Is Not A Crime" While Working To Criminalize Journalism by Caitlin Johnstone published on 2023-04-08T02:59:52Z The use of the phrase "journalism is not a crime" is an interesting choice since the most common individual case you'll hear it used in reference to is surely that of Julian Assange, who has been locked in a maximum security prison for four years while the US government works to extradite him for the crime of good journalism. Every pro-Assange demonstration I've ever been to has featured signs with some variation of the phrase "journalism is not a crime," and any Assange supporter will be intimately familiar with that refrain. So as an Assange supporter it sounds a bit odd to hear that slogan rolled out by two DC swamp monsters who have both enthusiastically supported the persecution of the world's most famous journalist. Reading by Tim Foley. Genre News & Politics Comment by B C f practicing journalism is a crime, then Caitlin Johnstone ought to be on death row. Not for criminally practicing journalism, but in Caitlin's case for her masquerade that she is one. Look, I have no desire to limit Caitlin's freedom to express herself. All I want to do is demand that when she does perhaps she might give some thought to it being accurate and truthful. A case in point: as omni present as are Caitlin's chicken little pleas that nuclear war is moments away next in line is her ability to morph any commentary into a recruitment poster for Julian Assange fan club. One thing she consistently leaves out? Facts. Details. All those nuanced things that give a picture or story definition. Why do you suppose Caitlin never discusses the details of Jullian's arrest? Probably because the facts of the case aren't in Julian's favor. So while journalism isn't a crime....being part of a conspiracy to break into a data server is. 2023-04-08T03:47:59Z
