Reporter. Former Guardian defence and security correspondent, Washington bureau chief, diplomatic editor and chief political reporter.
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6 Dec 2023
All Assange did was embarrass the US government.
He is held in Britain's high security jail, Belmarsh, This will be his fifth Christmas in the jail. Within hours of a pending court ruling, he could be on a flight to the US. This would set a terrible precedent for journalism. 3/3
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The US indictment under the Espionage Act is solely about 2010 leaks reported by The Guardian, the New York Times, Le Monde and provided insights into the conduct of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and what US diplomats were doing worldwide. 2/2
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I am pleased to be taking part in a panel this Saturday at the National Press Club in Washington DC to make a case against the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US. 1/3
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24 Jul 2023
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12 Jun 2023
‘’We trusted the government not to screw us. But they did. We trusted the tech companies not to take advantage of us. But they did. That will happen again: it’s the nature of power” @Snowden 10 years on. By @ewenmacaskill theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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12 Jun 2023
They did.
9 Jun 2023
Worth recalling that one random IT guy and four journalists managed to successfully defend a classified archive for more than ten years now.
Meanwhile:
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Snowden: "No regrets." Surveillance tools in 2013 "child's play" compared with today. theguardian.com/us-news/2023…
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Ewen MacAskill retweeted
3 May 2023
On the panel are: #journalismmatters
1. @ewenmacaskill, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
2. @mohamed_kawmani - Coach/Investigative journalist- @ARIJNetwork
Host: @DeborahKellyTV , Director of Training and Communications.
Co-host: @RSF_inter
#WPFD23
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Ewen MacAskill retweeted
26 Apr 2023
This filter's called dramatic cool, a good description of Evan Gershkovich, the @WSJ reporter wrongly jailed in Russia for the past four weeks. #IStandWithEvan #JournalismIsNotACrime
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Ewen MacAskill retweeted
21 Apr 2023
.@GNev2 @zonal_marking @rioferdy5 @themichaelowen @aguerosergiokun @Cristiano
@WayneRooney @Auba @bukayosaka Evan Gershkovich would love your support too #IStandWithEvan 🙏 @GaryLineker 😊
21 Apr 2023
Absolutely. 🙌🏻
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3 Apr 2023
I was pleased to be interviewed for this US documentary on Julian Assange by Al Jazeera's Fault Lines. Assange has been in Belmarsh Prison since 2019 awaiting what will be, inevitably, extradition to the US. It is a terrible precedent for press freedom. aje.me/JulianAssange
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8 Mar 2023
This is the best prize for young British journalists. Three months working in Washington Post and chance to explore the US. Deadline for applications Friday.
5 Mar 2023
🚨FINAL WEEK!!🚨 If you’re an early career British journalist, apply for this chance to work at @washingtonpost for 3 months plus 1 month travel. Look through our tweets for our rollcall of past fellows ***Deadline Friday!*** city.ac.uk/prospective-stude…
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Ewen MacAskill retweeted
21 Feb 2023
✍️Twitter Spaces: How to write news analysis
🎙️Join us & @thomfound IN ONE HOUR for a discussion w/ Farahnaz Zahidi (@FarahnazZahidi), Catherine Mackie (@cathtm), Ewen MacAskill (@ewenmacaskill) & Hellen Shikanda (@HellenShikandah).
📅Set a reminder: x.com/i/spaces/1yoKMZDjNlpGQ
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Ewen MacAskill retweeted
17 Feb 2023
✍️Twitter Spaces: How to write news analysis
🎙️Join us and @third_pole for Twitter Spaces and learn how to write news analysis from experts,
@FarahnazZahidi , @cathtm , @ewenmacaskill
and @HellenShikandah
🗓️Set your reminder: x.com/i/spaces/1yoKMZDjNlpGQ
#JournalismNow
ALT You’re a journalist and news breaks that Pele, arguably the greatest footballer the world has ever known, has died. A colleague in your newsroom is assigned to write the story, whilst the news editor asks you to provide some news analysis about his legacy. What will you say and how will you write it?
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12 Dec 2022
Biden faces growing pressure to drop charges against Julian Assange theguardian.com/media/2022/d…
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28 Nov 2022
‘Publishing is not a crime’: media groups urge US to drop Julian Assange charges theguardian.com/media/2022/n…
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25 Jun 2022
How not to endear yourself to Tory MPs. Johnson says he intends to stay PM into 2030s. reuters.com/authors/andrew-m…
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Ewen MacAskill retweeted
30 Mar 2022
Are you a British journalist who wants to work at @washingtonpost? And follow in the footsteps of
@davidleighx @ian_black @MASieghart @ewenmacaskill @SarahHelm1 @edvulliamy
@iankatz1000? (More names to follow) Details on the 2022 @sternfellowship here.
city.ac.uk/prospective-stude…
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