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	Podcast:		The Signal
	Episode:		Julian Assange up close
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:16:45
	Publish Date:		2019-05-01 13:00:00
	Description:		Julian Assange has been sentenced to almost a year in prison, for skipping bail back in 2012. The Wikileaks founder always argued he couldn't leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he was holed up for almost 7 years, for fear of being extradited to the US. So what kind of person does that? Today's episode is a close up view of Julian Assange. To his supporters, he's a tireless and uncompromising campaigner for truth. To his critics, he is a narcissistic publicity-seeker who’s endangered lives by putting masses of sensitive information into the public domain. But what drives him to do what he does? Featured: Dr Suelette Dreyfus, specialist in computer security and hacking, University of Melbourne Alan Rusbridger, former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian, Chairman of the Reuters Institute
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