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> this makes me question Wikileaks as a trusted medium. Aren't you overreacting? There are many possibilities why Wikileaks needs the money. For one it might
by DominikR 11y ago
> this makes me question Wikileaks as a trusted medium.
Aren't you overreacting? There are many possibilities why Wikileaks needs the money.
For one it might be that they had to pay the informant to get the information. Also they probably don't get their infrastructure (including legal) for free.
Last but not least I have to ask you this: Do you equally question every medium that charges for its services? I mean sure, the New York Times and Washington Post uses a different business model, but they charge nonetheless.
Edit: I also have to say that I doubt, Wikileaks wouldn't leak the data in any case.
- tedunangst 11y agoDo the Times and Post pay their government sources?
- DominikR 11y agoWhat makes you think they never did? Maybe its are rare thing to do in the US, but with foreign governments, especially those where corruption is rampant I'd imagine this is nothing unheard of. By the way, TPP is circulating within many governments. For example it could have been leaked by a Vietnamese government official.