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Link Ch. 2 – Julian Assange & WikiLeaks

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Read more about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange: The New Yorker: No Secrets: Julian Assange’s mission for total transparency Rolling Stone: Julian Assange: The Rolling Stone Interview Salon: Assange: Bond villain — or Bourne? The Economist: Missing the point of WikiLeaks … Continue reading →

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Summary of Why WikiLeaks Matters

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s a great summary article from the Nieman Journalism Lab on why we, as journalists and citizens, need to be thinking about the implications of WikiLeaks.  Thanks to Jay Rosen for pointing out this article.

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The Real Meaning of WikiLeaks

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

The Economist has a great blog post up explaining why the importance of WikiLeaks transcends Julian Assange and his merry band of leakers.  The magazine’s writer argues that we are undergoing a huge shift from paper documents that are heavy … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks and Journalism

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Ralph Hanson

The website WikiLeaks has continued its project of posting huge numbers of secret government documents, generating a lot of news and a lot of controversy.  There is debate over whether the website is damaging national security for the United States, … Continue reading →

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