John Pilger: Assange Arrest a Warning From History

Consortium News this month is paying tribute to the life and work of John Pilger, an all-time great journalist who died on Dec. 30. Today we republish an essay he wrote in April 2019 just after the arrest of Julian Assange.   
Real journalism is being criminalized by thugs in plain sight, says John

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