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Well, if those awkward questions concern the authenticity of the documents, and WikiLeaks wants to provide a journalistic-like service to the world, then WikiLe
by Frondo 10y ago
Well, if those awkward questions concern the authenticity of the documents, and WikiLeaks wants to provide a journalistic-like service to the world, then WikiLeaks should ask those awkward questions.
If WikilLeaks doesn't care about the authenticity of what it publishes, then what is its goal?
- saalweachter 10y agoTo impose a secrecy tax on conspiratorial organizations. [1] Even if the documents are misinformation, publishing them damages the ability of the organization to carry on its conspiratorial activities, eg, make and carry out secret plans. Internal, private communications (eg, emails), a powerful tool, also have a PR liability. Secrecy tax. [1] http://cryptome.org/0002/ja-conspiracies.pdf http://cryptome.org/0002/ja-conspiracies.pdf
- rahrahrah 10y agoWikiLeaks has a very good track record in that respect. Nothing they've ever published has been claimed to have been fake, so I'd say it seem they're doing a good job, let them keep doing it.