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10-25-2011, 06:15 AM | #1 |
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Over the last four years, combining the ethical hacker's spirit that seeks to set information free, with the journalist's quest to improve transparency by publishing material that readers ought to know, the world's leading whistleblower organization WikiLeaks has exposed a range of suppressed facts and unethical practices in a manner and scale never before seen. It has changed the rules of the game for newspapers. It has prompted new thinking among journalists, publishers, and journalism educators and students worldwide.
Starting March 25, 2011, The Hindu was able to offer readers a broad spectrum of articles and reports based on a selection from 5,100 India Cables, aggregating six million words, made available to it by WikiLeaks. The question now is whether the organization headed by Julian Assange, which was nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, will be able to continue with its public-spirited work — or will choke under an unprecedented financial blockade. WikiLeaks has now come up with alternative ways to transfer funds and has provided the details on its website. By doing this it hopes to foil the oppressive measures by powerful groups, and break free to do what it does best – “provide an innovative, secure and anonymous way” for the whistleblowers to share the truth with the rest of the world. Read the rest: The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : WikiLeaks fights back in the face of financial blockade and arm-twisting |
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