Freedom of the Press on Nostr: “The decision to self-censor has more to do with fear of legal repercussions than ...

“The decision to self-censor has more to do with fear of legal repercussions than journalistic ethics,” Seth Stern writes.

“The media was forced into risk aversion by the prosecution of @wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing government secrets, which ended in a guilty plea earlier this year. Now it’s repackaging timidity as integrity.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/sorry-but-freeing-julian-assange-still-comes-with-a-price/