For those who have been living under a rock, Julian Assange is an
Australian journalist and the founder and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks, a media
website which publishes leaked documents and information. Sweden is seeking him to answer to charges of sexual misconduct in their country.
Currently, however, Julian
Assange has taken refuge in the Ecuador embassy in London. Britain has, however, threatened to enter the
embassy to arrest Assange, which according to an article published in The Guradian on the 26th of
August 2012, has infuriated the Ecuadorian government: “Ecudaor was furious after
the British government warned that it might try to seize Assange… [They]
demanded that Britain’s threat be retracted.” Further, the American Government
have also expressed a want for Assange so that they may "reprimand" him
for the American documents he leaked. This is arguably hypocritical coming from a
country which prides itself on its adherence to the notions of liberty and
freedom of speech.
I have followed all the news around this scandal quite closely and in my
opinion a key questions arises – where does this all leave investigative
journalism?
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