Julian Assange has been hit with 17 new charges under the Espionage Act. They accuse him of soliciting, receiving, and publishing hundreds of thousands of leaked documents in 2010. These are methods that journalists employ frequently in service to their mission. Once again Chelsea Manning has had her freedom taken from her and has been jailed for refusing to testify. This is truly a case in which nuance is key - Julian Assange is an odious man, but the implications of his indictment for investigative journalism are dire.