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Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Managing editor of Shadowproof, host of the "Dissenter Weekly," co-host of the podcast "Unauthorized Disclosure," and member of Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

About This Talk Of A Possible Plea Deal For Assange

About This Talk Of A Possible Plea Deal For Assange

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter or buy a copy of Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange. It has been 13 years since WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange first obtained and published hundreds of thousands of documents from

'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper

'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner of the Marion County Record in Kansas, had worked at the newspaper for over 50 years. She died after the newspaper was targeted in illegal police raids on August

Secret Police: One Department In Virginia Is Trying To Hide The Names Of Most Officers

Secret Police: One Department In Virginia Is Trying To Hide The Names Of Most Officers

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. A police department in Virginia has twisted the state’s freedom of information law to try and block the names of officers from being shared with OpenOversightVA, a group of volunteer researchers who maintain

Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source

Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. A United States judge upheld a subpoena requiring former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal the identity of a confidential source, who allegedly committed a Privacy Act violation against Chinese American scientist Yanping

Ten Years After The US Military Verdict Against Chelsea Manning

Ten Years After The US Military Verdict Against Chelsea Manning

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter with this 60-day free trial. It was ten years ago that a United States military judge found Pfc. Chelsea Manning guilty of violating the Espionage Act, along with several other related offenses. She was

Railroad Whistleblower Says Union Pacific Fired Him After Posting TikTok Videos

Railroad Whistleblower Says Union Pacific Fired Him After Posting TikTok Videos

The following is an exclusive for paid subscribers of The Dissenter. Exclusive content is shared with all readers during July. If you appreciate what you read, become a subscriber with this 60-day free trial. A former Union Pacific locomotive engineer says he was the target of whistleblower retaliation, which resulted

What's Next In Julian Assange's Case?

What's Next In Julian Assange's Case?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his legal team believe that Assange may be extradited to the United States before the end of summer. It is unfortunately time for us to prepare for court proceedings, and so far, you came through for us marvelously. I am so grateful to our readers