The truths revealed by the leaked material are clearly in the public interest, and were republished across the world.
James Ball is the author of Post-Truth: How Bullshit Conquered the World. He has worked in political, data, and investigative journalism in the U.S. and the U.K. for BuzzFeed, The Guardian, and the Washington Post in a career spanning TV, digital, print, and alternative media. His reporting has won the Pulitzer Prize for public service, the Scripps Howard Prize, the British Journalism Award for investigative reporting, The Royal Statistical Society Award and the Laurence Stern Fellowship
How a little-known lawyer is at the center of a complex nexus of connections between Western fixers, Russian oligarchs, Vladimir Putin—and even Donald Trump
Famous for spewing hate, Yiannopoulos might be said to have invented the Age of Bullshit. Of course, he had lots of help with that. The thing is, he didn't need any help.
Former WikiLeaks employee James Ball gives his behind-the-scenes take on working with Julian Assange.