guilty in a deal that ends a ill year legal battle. he s now back in australia. cheering and applause he was pursued by us prosecutors for leaking vast amounts of classified government and military documents, including those related to the afghanistan and iraq wars. in a press conference after his release, his lawyer called the prosecution the criminalisation of journalism . so, did he pioneer a new form ofjournalism by setting up wikileaks, and has his case, by pleading guilty, set a dangerous precedent for reporters? i started by talking to carrie decell, who is a senior staff attorney at the knight first amendment institute at columbia university. i think this plea deal is significant in two respects. i mean, in the first instance, it must be an enormous relief, of course, forjulian assange and his family and his supporters around the world, as well as for press freedom advocates here in the united states who have been quite concerned about a judicial ruling that would e
and his family and his supporters around the world, as well as for press freedom advocates here in the united states who have been quite concerned about a judicial ruling that would endorse the us government s interpretation of the espionage act and its consistency with the first amendment. first amendment being the right to free speech, just to remind everybody. yes, that s exactly right. freedom of speech, freedom of the press and a handful of other freedoms as well. but those are the ones at issue here. on the other hand, this plea deal really does cast a long shadow over press freedom in the united states. it s not a formal precedent in the sense that a judicial ruling would have been, but it does, i think, set a practical precedent for the possibility of future prosecutions ofjournalists who engage in very similar activities to the activities thatjulian assange has pleaded guilty to. and by that, i m referring to the solicitation of information from sources, the actual r
at the knight first amendment institute at columbia university. i think this plea deal is significant in two respects. i mean, in the first instance, it must be an enormous relief, of course, forjulian assange and his family and his supporters around the world, as well as for press freedom advocates here in the united states who have been quite concerned about a judicial ruling that would endorse the us government s interpretation of the espionage act and its consistency with the first amendment. first amendment being the right to free speech, just to remind everybody. yes, that s exactly right. freedom of speech, freedom of the press and a handful of other freedoms as well. but those are the ones at issue here. on the other hand, this plea deal really does cast a long shadow over press freedom in the united states. it s not a formal precedent in the sense that a judicial ruling would have been, but it does, i think, set a practical precedent for the possibility of future pro
jill saward who was the first rape victim to waive her right to anonymity has died at the age of 51. she was assaulted during a burglary at herfather‘s vicarage in ealing in west london in 1986. at the trial, the judge caused controversy when he said her suffering had been not so great . jill saward went on to campaign on behalf of victims of sexual violence as well as help to train police officers and judges. tonight the attorney generaljeremy wright said her tireless campaigning had helped ensure victims were now at the heart of the criminal justice system. phil mackie looks back at her life. it is part of my past now, and when i talk about rape, it doesn t hurt me. the victim of what became known as the ealing vicarage rape, jill saward was just 21 when she was attacked by burglars, who broke into herfather‘s vicarage in ealing in west london. tv newsreader: the hunt for the vicarage rapists. the case was the focus of massive media attention, not least because the
how living near major roads could put you at higher risk of developing dementia. and six letters from princess diana to a buckingham palace steward are sold at auction for more than £15,000. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, sir andy murray s through to the qatar 0pen semi finals after beating spain s nicolas almagro. he ll face eitherjo wilfried tsonga or tomas berdych in the last four. good evening. american intelligence officials have given a stark warning about the threat posed by russian cyber attacks. the outgoing us national intelligence director, james clapper, told a senate hearing he hasn t come across a more aggressive campaign to interfere with an american election than russia s actions in last year s race for the white house. mr clapper who will brief donald trump about his findings tomorrow said the hacking of democratic party emails had been ordered by the kremlin. washington is investigating what could be the biggest political break in since waterga