Nearly a decade after Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning shared classified materials illegally downloaded from Defense Department computers with WikiLeaks, the site’s founder, Julian Assange, was arrested in London for his role in the 2010-11 disclosures. To better understand the legal, national security, and journalistic tensions at issue, the Harvard Gazette spoke with Harvard faculty members Yochai Benkler, Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, and Nicco Mele.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen in a police van after he was arrested Thursday in London.
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