Assange walks free, leaving uncertain toll on press freedom

Today, WikiLeaks founder Jullian Assange walked out of a courtroom on the US territory of Saipan a free man, after pleading guilty to a single charge of publishing US military secrets.  
Investigative journalist Michael Isikoff tells The World’s host Marco Werman that although Assange had a checkered track record as a journalist, his plea deal sets a chilling precedent. 

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