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2024-06-26 14:51:33 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 14034CDEA1EB4C5EEA56C2AEA703FC3EF31AAC071DFDAE706CCA70742B394577
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Julian Assange, a journalist and publisher, has been a card-carrying member of the Media, Entertainment, & Arts Alliance union since 2007. https://www.meaa.org/mediaroom/plea-deal-ends-personal-ordeal-for-julian-assange-but-media-freedom-concerns-remain/ The First Amendment's free press guarantee is available to all, not only to "actual journalists" (whatever that means). https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/bill-of-rights-transcript#toc-amendment-i-2 See also: https://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/11/the-dojs-new-york-times-problem-with-assange-178396 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/us/assange-plea-deal-press-freedom.html
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