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run4yourlives sums up by feelings about this particular incident very well. However, I'm uncomfortable with the way Wikileaks has couched the release of this v
by subpixel 17y ago
run4yourlives sums up by feelings about this particular incident very well.
However, I'm uncomfortable with the way Wikileaks has couched the release of this video (the editing, the title, and the url used to promote it). It's agitprop, and in the long term I think it undermines the ability of leaked documents like this to enter the public discourse and (possibly) effect change.
My advice to Wikileaks if they want my continued support is to stick to what you're good at: enabling whistleblowers to anonymously release documents that may serve the public interest. But let Michael Moore handle the filmmaking.
- krschultz 17y agoEspecially the really slow lead in. 2 minutes of time before you get to the video? A lot of people are just going to click out before they see that, especially with the editorializing. You will turn off a lot of people predisposed to support the US military over all other considerations. If you start right with the video and let the document speak for itself you might reach a wider audience. You also bias the viewers perception by showing the pictures beforehand that clearly tell you they are journalists which is something the pilots did know until after the fact.
- youngian 17y agoI made a longer comment down the page about this. In short: Wikileaks is low on money right now, and my guess is that all the hoopla around this presentation is a marketing tactic to get noticed and get donations. I don't like it either, but I expect they will get back on mission if they become financially stable again.