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Leaders of NYT & 4 European news outlets have called on the US govt to drop charges against Julian Assange for soliciting/publishing classified information. (Case is about the 2010 @xymanning-leaked DOD/State files, not the 2016 Russia-hacked Dem emails). nytimes.com/2022/11/28/us/politics/julian-assange-wikileaks-charges.html
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…in reply to @charlie_savage
Here is the joint open letter: nytco.com/press/an-open-letter-from-editors-and-publishers-publishing-is-not-a-crime/ NYT company spokesperson says the institutional decision to participate was made by the publisher (@AGSNYT) in consultation with the legal department (@davidmccraw). The newsroom (@nycscribe) was not involved.
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…in reply to @charlie_savage
The letter focuses on the Espionage Act charges, which could establish a precedent that investigative nat-sec journalistic activities can be treated as crimes. It does not call for dropping a hacking-related charge, saying only that "some" signatories are concerned about it, too.
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