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The idea that journalism shouldn't be "partisan" is a bizarre American fantasy, not an international standard. From day one, Wikileaks had a stated policy of t
by Mizza 5y ago
The idea that journalism shouldn't be "partisan" is a bizarre American fantasy, not an international standard.
From day one, Wikileaks had a stated policy of trying to achieve "maximum impact" for their publications. For instance, the same claim is also made at the release of the Afghan War logs in 2011: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/wikileaks-files-may-reveal-thousands-war-crimes-2035681.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/wikileaks-file...
- the_optimist 5y agoCertainly not a US ideal. The only place I have ever seen this talking point echoed is by Democrats explaining why they want Assange to be extrajudicially persecuted by secret intelligence agencies. Wouldn’t at all be surprising if the idea of Wikileaks as a partisan organization started as an CIA/FBI plant in the WaPo.