Assange - giving credit where credit is due., page-88

"Assange was a wanker trying to be somebody, unlucky for him he turned out to be a misguided fool."

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Honours and awards
2008, The Economist New Media Award[597]
2009, Amnesty International UK New Media Award for Kenya: The Cry of Blood—Extra Judicial Killings and Disappearances[598]
2010, Time Person of the Year, Reader's Choice[599]
2010, Sam Adams Award[600]
2010, Le Monde Readers' Choice Award for Person of the Year[601]
2010, "Rockstar of the year" by the Italian edition of Rolling Stone[602]
2010, Honorary member, Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance[603]
2011, Free Dacia Award[604]
2011, Sydney Peace Foundation Gold Medal[605]
2011, Walkley Award[606]
2011, Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism[607]
2011, Voltaire Award for Free Speech[608]
2012, Big Brother Award Italy 2012 "Hero of Privacy"[609]
2013, Global Exchange Human Rights Award, People's Choice[610]
2013, Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts[611]
2013, New York Festivals World's Best TV & Films Silver World Medal[612]
2013 The Brazilian Press Association Human Rights Award[613]
2014, Union of Journalists in Kazakhstan Top Prize[614]
2019, GUE/NGL Galizia prize[615]
2019, Gavin MacFadyen award[616]
2019, Catalan Dignity Prize[381]
2020, Stuttgart Peace Prize[617]
2021, Honorary member, PEN Centre Germany[618]
2023, Konrad Wolf Prize[619]
2023, Political asylum refugee status by Italian city Perugia[620]
2024, Honorary citizen of Rome[62

...he was/is an individual of some note and standing as evidenced by awards received from his peers and readers....