Thursday, May 2, 2019

Assange or Khashoggi: Whither Journalistic Standards?

Click here to access article by Barbara Nimri Aziz from CounterPunch.

She compares the accomplishments of two journalists, Julian Assange with Saudi national Jamal Khashoggi, and their treatment by corporate media and the "journalists" they employ. Finally she asks rhetorically:
With the drama of Khashoggi’s death largely forgotten and the U.S.-Saudi status-quo restored, is there any way to compare his contribution to the imprisoned Wikileaks’ director?