Re:Assange Hearing Day 7
by marcus_holmes on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @07:17AM
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Also the definition of journalist is very dodgy these days.
Craig Murray has been applying to the NUJ (National Union of Journalists) to become a "registered" journalist. They're sitting on his application, clearly because allowing him into the club will upset powerful people. [0]
The Assange trial has seen a definition of journalist that only includes employees of large media corporations. This is clearly wrong.
If we're going to extend special protection to journalists, we need a definition of "journalist" that doesn't mean "someone who will not need those protections because they're not going to do things that will upset the establishment".
Craig Murray has been applying to the NUJ (National Union of Journalists) to become a "registered" journalist. They're sitting on his application, clearly because allowing him into the club will upset powerful people. [0]
The Assange trial has seen a definition of journalist that only includes employees of large media corporations. This is clearly wrong.
If we're going to extend special protection to journalists, we need a definition of "journalist" that doesn't mean "someone who will not need those protections because they're not going to do things that will upset the establishment".
[0] - https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2020/07/calling-all-...