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Re:Assange in Court by mikro2nd on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @05:37AM (#21321758)
I'll venture that the question of whether he is or is not a journalist is moot. The question is, "Is the offence for which extradition is sought political?"
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Re:Assange in Court by threeseed on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @05:43AM (#21321797)
It's relevant in that his crimes e.g. publishing classified material are permissible if it's done so by a journalist for public interest reasons i.e. Pentagon Papers case:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers

And all extraditions have a degree of politicisation about them so it wouldn't be at all abnormal here.

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Re:Assange in Court by peltier on Tuesday October 22, 2019 @06:37AM (#21322095)
WL partnered with journalists from all the world. Questioning if he himself is a journalist is rather dishonest considering he thinks himself one and he is responsible for millions of informative, ground-breaking articles written worldwide.

The Australian Journalist should not be concerned about precedent set in a US court against a US citizen.

Don't kill the messenger.

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Re:Assange in Court by nradov on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @12:42AM (#21331108)
Publishing classified material isn't a crime for someone who doesn't hold a security clearance. However it is illegal to actively encourage or assist others in stealing classified information.
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