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If there had been major revelations in the leaked data I would be more sympathetic to their cause. 5 days later it's out of the mainstream news cycle because it
by jsz0 16y ago
If there had been major revelations in the leaked data I would be more sympathetic to their cause. 5 days later it's out of the mainstream news cycle because it's not really news worthy. The leak itself is news worthy but the content mostly is not. It looks like all they managed to do was out some informants and damage the possibility of reconciliation. (not that the odds were great to start with)
- ovi256 16y agoI think the content demands analysis and cross-examination that incumbent news organisations are not used doing. Most current media formats (TV news and debates) are ill suited for such as well, so it's not going to happen. Furthermore, incumbent news organisations loathe WL, and have incentives to ignore them.
- jberryman 16y agoNot sure how you are defining "incumbent news organizations", but the New York Times and Der Spiegel essentially broke this story in collaboration with wikileaks and have been analyzing the documents for some time. Their conclusion seems to be that these documents don't contain anything explosive, but provide a really detailed picture into military thinking and the state of the war effort.