Description

During this episode, author of Cyberactivism and Citizen Journalism in Egypt: Digital Dissidence and Political Change and Advocacy Director with the Committee to Protect Journalists, Dr. Courtney Radsch, explains some of the threats facing journalism. 

With espionage and computer hacking charges levied against Wiki Leaks founder Julian Assange, we talk about the precedence his case might set for journalism, whistleblowers and the function of democracy. 

We also touch on the power of US espionage laws internationally, journalists facing impunity and arrest, and the future of local journalism in the digital age. 

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