Guilty of Journalism, by investigative reporter Kevin Gosztola, provides an essential guide to the case against WikiLeaks and founder Julian Assange and the deeper interests for the future of a free press. This is an unprecedented case where the US government has accused a publisher of violating the espionage law in an attempt to silence them.
Gosztola fearlessly examines the political motives, legal abuses and cynical maneuvers that have kept Assange imprisoned and subjected to inhumane conditions. Exposing angles to the case that will never be discussed in an open courtroom — including the historical roots of the CIA's war against Assange and WikiLeaks and the prosecution's reliance on a serial liar and criminal sociopath as a key informant — Gosztola documents details how state and private actors have conspired to punish a journalist fiercely committed to transparency, telling the truth and exposing the secrets of the powerful. The stakes are high – not just for Assange, but also for journalists around the world and for democracies that rely on free press.
Praise in advance for Guilty of Journalism
"Essential reading for those who care about freedom of expression and basic justice."
—Noam Chomsky
“Kevin Gosztola is a rare journalist who understands the appalling threat the case against Assange poses to press freedom. I rely on his indispensable reporting not only to keep up to date with Assange, but also to monitor developments in the wider war on whistleblowers.”
—Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower
"Simply the best work on this subject."
—John Kiriakou, CIA whistleblower and author of Doing Time Like a Spy
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