EPISODE · Mar 6, 2024 · 33 MIN
Chapter Seventeen - On The Brink: of Heroism
from An Armao On The Brink · host Rosemary Armao
It's not only in the movies where it's hard to tell sometimes if behavior is heroic or reckless, inspired or foolhardy. Aleksei Navalney gave his life to oppose authoritarian rule in Russia -- but might he not have lived on in exile and done more? Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange went on trial fighting extradition to the US where he faces espionage changes that could put in behind bars -- where he's already spent years. Does he deserve that or is he really a journalistic hero fighting government secrecy? Evan Gershkovich. Daniel Pearl, Anna Politkovskaya all risked safety and their lives for what they thought was right. How much risk do we take for our ideals? Anti-corruption investigator Drew Sullivan and journalist Rosemary Armao dissect heroism and the difference between patriotism, vainglory, activism and journalism.
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It's not only in the movies where it's hard to tell sometimes if behavior is heroic or reckless, inspired or foolhardy. Aleksei Navalney gave his life to oppose authoritarian rule in Russia -- but might he not have lived on in exile and done more? Wikileaks publisher Julian Assange went on trial fighting extradition to the US where he faces espionage changes that could put in behind bars -- where he's already spent years. Does he deserve that or is he really a journalistic hero fighting government secrecy? Evan Gershkovich. Daniel Pearl, Anna Politkovskaya all risked safety and their lives for what they thought was right. How much risk do we take for our ideals? Anti-corruption investigator Drew Sullivan and journalist Rosemary Armao dissect heroism and the difference between patriotism, vainglory, activism and journalism.
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