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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)

US Double Standards On World Press Freedom Day

US Double Standards On World Press Freedom Day

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom. Subscribe to The Dissenter. For the United States government, World Press Freedom Day is an opportunity to further project an image of the U.S. as a supposed champion of journalism and human

US Government Jails Leakers Before Trial Because They 'Know' Classified Information

US Government Jails Leakers Before Trial Because They 'Know' Classified Information

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The Myth Of Daniel Ellsberg As The 'Good Leaker'

The Myth Of Daniel Ellsberg As The 'Good Leaker'

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and become a subscriber. Even as Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg closes in on the end of an incredible and impactful life, the Washington Post and the pundit class still cannot resist using

North Carolina Judge Convicts Journalists Of 'Trespassing' While Covering Eviction Of Homeless Encampment

North Carolina Judge Convicts Journalists Of 'Trespassing' While Covering Eviction Of Homeless Encampment

A judge in North Carolina found two journalists with the Asheville Blade guilty of “trespassing” on Christmas in 2021 when they stayed in a public park to cover Asheville police as officers evicted a homeless encampment. Veronica Coit and Matilda Bliss were “sentenced to pay $25 fines and court costs.

Why The US Justice Department Was Lenient In Charging Pentagon Documents Leaker

Why The US Justice Department Was Lenient In Charging Pentagon Documents Leaker

UK Police Arrest French Publisher For Refusing To Share Pass Codes For Phone

UK Police Arrest French Publisher For Refusing To Share Pass Codes For Phone

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and become a subscriber. British police invoked terrorism law in the United Kingdom to question and later arrest a French publisher over his alleged involvement in protests in France. Ernest Moret is the