From an acclaimed independent journalist, this
carefully-documented analysis of the government’s case against
Julian Assange and its implications for press freedom acts as a
crucial, compelling guidebook to Assange’s upcoming trial.
The
legal action against Julian Assange is poised to culminate in a trial
in the United States in 2023, and this book will help the public
understand the proceedings. The establishment media’s coverage of
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s extradition case has focused on
his deteriorating health and what CBS News called his “secret
family,” but most of this coverage failed to detail the complex
issues at stake against Assange. Guilty of Journalism outlines how
WikiLeaks exposed the reality of American wars, the United States
government’s unprecedented indictment against Assange as a
publisher, and the media’s role in persuading the public to “shoot
the messenger.”
This
new book by Kevin Gosztola, who has spent the last decade covering
Assange, WikiLeaks, and the wider war on whistleblowers, tells the
full story based on testimony from dozens of witnesses. It examines
abuses of power by the CIA and the FBI, including a spying operation
that targeted Assange’s family, lawyers, and doctors. Guilty of
Journalism offers a balanced and comprehensive perspective on all the
events leading up to what press freedom advocates have called the
trial of the century.
Guilty
of Journalism is a joint production of The Censored Press and
Seven Stories Press.