Julian Assange: MEAA defends member

Julian Assange is a journalist member in good standing with his union, the Media Alliance and we welcome the widespread support being expressed within the media and entertainment industries for him and the public’s right to know.

Assange has taken the ethical responsibilities of the press seriously by collaborating with established media outlets in order to withhold information that could threaten lives. His organisation has done nothing more than publish information that holds governments to account, and we stand by him in his right to do so.