Why Do Press Advocates Fear That a Prosecution of WikiLeaks

Why do press advocates fear that a prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for violating the Espionage Act will chill journalism?

A) when Assange was indicted in 2019, the head of the National Security Division of the Department of Justice said there is no doubt that Assange is a journalist
B) Assange's indictment charged him with gaining unauthorized access to a Defense Department computer network-a practice that journalists regularly engage in
C) mainstream news outlets sometimes publish leaked classified information
D) B & C
E) all of the above