Will Potter

Melbourne Radio Interview with Will Potter

Will Potter speaks with Michelle Bennett of 3RRR 102.7 FM, Melbourne, about how corporate tactics used against political activists are spreading internationally.

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Ag-Gag Lawsuit Challenges Corporate Attempts to Criminalize Free Speech and Journalism

Animal protection groups and journalists including Will Potter challenge Utah’s ag-gag law in landmark lawsuit.

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Homeland Security Warned Terrorism Officials About a Change.org Petition

The Department of Homeland Security distributed a counter-terrorism bulletin to police warning about a Change.org petition against USDA animal cruelty.

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Hacking, Leaking, and Investigative Journalism — C-SPAN Video

C-SPAN covers a panel discussion on hacking, whistleblowers, ag-gag laws and more with Will Potter, Gabriella Coleman, and Gráinne O’Neill.

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Australia and New Zealand Speaking Tour!

Will Potter will be on a speaking tour in Australia and New Zealand, discussing how animal rights and environmental activists are being labeled as terrorists internationally.

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First Video to Result in #AgGag Prosecution (and Dismissal) — Watch and See Why

Amy Meyer’s video footage of a sick cow at a Utah slaughterhouse, shown here for the first time, was prosecuted under new ag-gag laws that threaten whistleblowers and journalists.

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Historic “McLibel” Leaflet Was Co-Created by This Undercover Cop

Bob Lambert, while working as an undercover cop, co-wrote the infamous leaflet about McDonald’s that led to the “McLibel” trial, the longest court case in English history.

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Tennessee Official Says Complaining About Water Quality Could Be an “Act of Terrorism”

The deputy director of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation tells residents that complaining about water quality could be considered an “act of terrorism.”

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5 Lessons on Repression and Resistance on the 60th Anniversary of the Rosenberg Executions

How should we respond to political prosecutions of Bradley Manning, Marie Mason, and other activists? Here’s 5 lessons from the Red Scare, on this 60th anniversary of the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.

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Harper’s Magazine on Ag-Gag

Harper’s Magazine asked me to submit a letter on ag-gag legislation for the current issue. You can read the letter, along with a response by Temple Grandin and others…

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