Michael Shellenberger: ‘Journalists Have Now Become Cowards’

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SHELLENBERGER: “The point here is that this was clearly designed to chill investigative reporting, which is absolutely protected by the Pentagon Papers and by the First Amendment. And I think that, you know, this severe of a punishment was aimed at scaring off many journalists. Many of journalists have become cowards on this issue. I'm shocked by the stories that other journalists have passed on, that my colleagues and I have decided to cover --"
FERGUSON: "Piers --"
SHELLENBERGER: "-- which is very clearly covered by the First Amendment, and is now I think, being undermined in some ways. And just like you said, Piers, in this case, Assange chose to be with his wife and children and accepted a plea deal.”