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</span><span></span></span><font size="+1">WASHINGTON—In
the wake of the WikiLeaks founder’s arrest by
British authorities on behalf of the U.S. for
charges stemming from the publication of classified
military documents in 2010, members of the American
media condemned Julian Assange Friday for the
reckless exposure of how they could be spending
their time. “We denounce Julian Assange in the
strongest possible terms for his negligence in
publicly demonstrating the kinds of work journalists
could actually be doing to investigate government
malfeasance and hold the powerful accountable,” said
<em>Washington Post</em> editorial page editor Fred
Hiatt, speaking on behalf of many of the leading
members of the media who castigated Assange for
never once considering the harm that bringing
rampant government criminality to light no matter
the consequences could do to other news
publications’ reputations. “It’s abundantly clear
that Mr. Assange was focused on exposing documented
evidence of U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan
without so much as a thought for the journalists who
faithfully parroted the U.S. military’s talking
points when we could have been investigating
information that ran contrary to that narrative—does
he realize how that makes us look? The fact that
he’d just publish information vital to the public
interest from primary sources exactly as it was
written instead of working with government officials
to omit the most damaging parts in exchange for
keeping access channels open is simply beyond the
pale. The fact that the American public now knows
what we’re actually doing day to day is incredibly
harmful to this nation.” Media industry leaders did,
however, admit that they could probably stand to go
easier on Assange where the sexual assault
allegations made against him were concerned.</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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