Journalists call on Australian media to stand with Assange

Journalists and writers in Australia are calling on media outlets in the country as well as the Australian government to do more in defense of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, an Australian citizen, who continues to fight extradition to the US. The Assange has tremendous implications for the future of journalism around the world, but US journalists continue to ignore his situation or offer only distorted coverage of his plight. RT producer Enrique Rivera reports the details. Then “Watching the Hawks” host Tyrel Ventura shares his analysis. He points out that Western news outlets made a fortune by publishing the information that WikiLeaks brought to light but that Assange’s extreme disrepute with both institutional parties precludes fair coverage from the highly politicized US media establishment. #QuestionMore #RTAmerica #TheNewsOnRTAmerica Get exclusive content and watch full episodes now by downloading the app: