According to the Society of Professional Journalists, journalism is about providing "information in an accurate, comprehensive, timely and understandable manner." Sadly, in the mainstream media, journalism ethics don't typically meet these basic standards. The mainstream media is often no more than a propaganda arm for government. WikiLeaks is an organization that is unmasking the truth, providing real facts to everyone to let them make their own decisions, and governments are not happy about it. Specifically, the US government is trying to "shoot the messenger." How does truth in journalism help you to live? Should the government be able to keep secrets? Is Julian Assange a hero or a dangerous troublemaker?
FTA: "WikiLeaks.org, the website that released secret video of a U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed a dozen civilians, is "getting an enormous quantity of whistle-blower disclosures of high caliber," the site's founder, Julian Assange, said Friday in a rare public appearance here. Speaking at the TED Global conference, Assange said that "we are overwhelmed by our growth" and the site can't keep up with the volume of the new material because it doesn't have enough people to verify it... The fact that governments and organizations spend money to keep this information secret, Assange said, is a good indication that releasing the information can achieve reform."
WikiLeaks founder: Site getting tons of 'high caliber' disclosures
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Original posting by Braincrave Second Life staff on Jul 19, 2010 at http://www.braincrave.com/viewblog.php?id=266
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