Early 2020, Anonymous Bites Back had a Whistleblower Special episode with veteran journalist Iain Overton, who worked together with Julian Assange on the Iraq War Logs and has been a vocal supporter of the journalist who is facing possible extradition to the United States.
Iain Overton: "I was the editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism and worked closely with Assange on the Iraq War Logs. I have said I’ll testify that there was a clear redaction process. This is an attack on journalism. "
He is an investigative journalist and author of The Price of Paradise: How the Suicide Bomber Shaped the Modern World and Gun Baby Gun: A Bloody Journey into the World of the Gun.
He has been given the following awards for his journalism: a Peabody, a BAFTA Scotland, two Amnesty Awards, a Prix Circom, the Bar Council Best Journalist of the Year a One World Award.
In addition, he has received nominations for three Royal Television Society Awards and a Golden Dagger Award.
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Find Iain Overton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iainoverton/