I think wikileaks was hugely problematic because something like wikileaks should not have a political agenda. If you're communicating with political campaigns on how to release information to inflict the most damage to their opponents, that's a big yikes. But it's really important to differentiate between Assange the asswipe and wikileaks as a propaganda tool, and the wikileaks of corruption and war crimes that would have otherwise been buried.

I am extremely worried about the precedent and about what it will do to journalism. All major news networks rely heavily on leakers for most stories that are worth reporting. If now not only the person leaking, but the outlet publishing the leak can be prosecuted... they'll think twice before publishing anything that's damaging to the parties in power.

With Reality Winner doing 7 years for leaking something incredibly benign, Chelsea Manning still in jail for refusing to testify against Assange even after having been pardoned herself, and Julian Assange probably getting a ridiculous sentence as well... journalists will be justifiably afraid to publish any leaks, especially if they go against the party in power.