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		eternalban on April 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Julian Assange arrested in London That's a rather sanitized picture that the British establishment mouthpiece (that's BBC News to you) has on its article. Doesn't BBC news have reporters on scene in London to give us the pretty picture to go with the articles?

makomk on April 11, 2019 [–]

The UK press didn't bother stationing reporters outside because they thought his imminent arrest was just something he was making up for attention. It looks like they've now replaced the stock image with a video from Ruptly, which is part of Russia Today.

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