News Julian Assange espionage charges pose difficult new question: Is publishing government secrets a crime? May 24, 2019May 24, 2019Bart Jansen and Kristine Phillips, USA TODAYComments Off on Julian Assange espionage charges pose difficult new question: Is publishing government secrets a crime? Federal espionage charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appear to change the boundary for journalists publishing national-security secrets