Democrats vs WikiLeaks and the implications for US media | The Listening Post (Full)

Summary: On The Listening Post this week: The saga of the US elections continues as the Democrats file suit against Russia, Trump and WikiLeaks. Plus, the news network telling the Rohingya story. Democrats versus Wikileaks and the implications for US media It's been almost a year and a half since the election of Donald Trump and yet the opposition Democrats still haven't moved on. Last week, the party filed a lawsuit over the hacking and publishing of emails from the Democratic National Committee - the DNC - in 2016. The defendants in the suit are the Russian government, the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks. Suing WikiLeaks - a news organisation - for publishing leaked material, when it is hardly the only news outlet to do so, could set a troubling precedent for press freedom. Contributors: Ben Norton, reporter, The Real News & Fair Media Watch Eric Boehlert, senior writer, Share Blue Jane Kirtley, professor of media ethics & law, University of Minnesota Eric Alterman, media columnist, The Nation & Professor of Journalism, City University of New York On our radar Richard Gizbert speaks to producer Flo Phillips about the Egyptian government's reaction to an imprisoned photographer winning a UN Press Freedom prize; and how the historic Korean summit was covered, live. Reporting Myanmar's Rohingya story Since the military campaign against Myanmar's Rohingya minority began 8 months ago almost three quarters of a million Rohingya, Muslims, have taken flight across the border into Bangladesh. Myanmar's government has tried to control the narrative - denying journalists access to the story - so international media and NGOs have struggled to get the facts. But there is one broadcaster that is still reporting from the inside - Rohingya Vision TV. Run by exiled Rohingya, the network relies on undercover reporters to get information out. The stories they tell contest the Myanmar government's version of events, as well as the national media outlets that have closed ranks with the authorities. Contributors: Muhammad Noor, co-founder and managing director, Rohingya Vision TV Francis Wade, author, 'Myanmar's Enemy Within: the Making of a Muslim Other' Mark Farmaner, director, Burma Campaign UK Aye Aye Win, former Myanmar Bureau Chief, AP More from The Listening Post on: YouTube - http://aje.io/listeningpostYT Facebook - http://facebook.com/AJListeningPost Twitter - http://twitter.com/AJListeningPost Website - http://aljazeera.com/listeningpost - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/