Is WikiLeaks Brand Of Social Media Journalism Losing Credibility?
When stories broke back in June that WikiLeaks was releasing sensitive military documents pertaining to the War in Afghanistan (see “Social Media Journalism By Wikileaks’ Whistleblower Unfolds In Real-Time”), the world was aghast that a social media site that patterns itself after Wikipedia could have gained such access at such peril. Founder Julian Assange actually had to seek protection from the authorities and Iceland initiated a proposal for their country to become a global safe haven for journalists like Assange where freedom of expression could be protected. WikileaksThe New York Times, The Guardian and Der Spiegel, the same three newspapers that collaborated with WikiLeaks on the Afghan Diary in July are expected to release the documents shortly concurrently. Now with announced release of over 400,000 additional documents pertaining to the Afghan War, the Pentagon is in stealth mode to prepare for the potential fall-out. According to an AFP news release, a Pentagon spokesperson
