A media gag was recently ordered by a federal judge in the federal case against journalist Barrett Brown. Under the order, neither Brown Brown nor his attorney are permitted to speak to members of the press on matters related to his case. Brown is still allowed to continue publishing his work from behind bars, but he’s no longer allowed to comment on the charges against him.
I attended the gag order hearing on September 4 and listened as the U.S. government spoke candidly about the journalists who’ve covered Brown’s case. Twenty articles were admitted into evidence from various writers and websites. Much to my surprise, the U.S. government has great taste in journalism. I’ve collected the online articles it selected as evidence against Barrett Brown for your reading pleasure.
Here’s your summer reading list. Enjoy!
Brought to you by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Barbra Streisand, and readers like you.
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1) The Cyberintelligence Complex and Its Useful Idiots
Barrett Brown, the Guardian
2) Reading ‘Born Again’ in Jail
Barrett Brown, VICE
3) Jailhouse Letter From Barrett Brown
Tim Rodgers, D-Magazine
4) The Saga of Barrett Brown: Inside Anonymous and the War on Secrecy
Christian Stork, Who What Why
5) How Barrett Brown Went From Anonymous PR to Federal Target
Ryan Gallagher, the Guardian
6) The Persecution of Barrett Brown and How to Fight It
Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian
7) Weev, the Hacker Who Didn’t Hack AT&T
Vivien Weisman, Huffington Post
8) We Spoke to Barrett Brown From Prison
Patrick McGuire, VICE
Peter Ludlow, the New York Times
10) Barrett Brown Update: New Defense Team, Feds Fish for Activists
Christian Stork, Who What Why
11) Is Anonymous Hactivist Barrett Brown a Journalist? His Supporters Say So.
Eric Nicholson, Dallas Observer
12) The Strange Case of Barrett Brown
Peter Ludlow, the Nation
13) Barrett Brown Shone Light on the Murky World of Security Contractors
Arun Bupta, the Guardian
14) Barrett Brown, Political Prisoner of The Information Revolution
Kevin Gallagher, the Guardian
15) Barrett Brown vs. the Private Intelligence Business
Peter Ludlow, Huffington Post
16) Barrett Brown Awaits Trial on Spurious Charges in Texas
Kevin Gallagher, Huffington Post
17) Connections Between Michael Hastings, Edward Snowden and Barrett Brown
Christian Storke, Who What Why
18) The Strange Case of Barrett Brown Just Got Stranger
Vivien Weisman, Huffington Post
19) The Government Wants Media Gag for Barrett Brown
Natasha Lennard, Salon
20) Barrett Brown Faces 105 Years in Jail
Alexander Zaitchik, Rolling Stone
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