Like several members of the newsroom, Julian Assange is a member of the MEAA, the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
The MEAA supports Julian Assange, not only because he is a card-carrying member, but because of the important issues for journalism and the profound consequences for our profession that his case represents.
The MEAA has called on the Australian and UK governments to oppose his extradition and has advocated privately and publicly for his release. As part of this public advocacy, the MEAA this week arranged a webinar so members could hear from WikiLeaks editor Kristinin H about the new charges that the US has brought against Assange. This is an extract from that webinar by the WikiLeaks editor.
