Posts Under ‘Wikileaks’ Category

A Cozy Assumption

December 15, 2010 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Journalism, Wikileaks | 3 comments

The WikiLeaks release of 250,000 diplomatic cables continues to discomfit many journalists. In his recent media column, David Carr writes that WikiLeaks does not share the same values or objectives [as a traditional news organization]. Mr. Assange and the site’s supporters see transparency as the ultimate objective, believing that sunshine and openness will deprive bad…Continue Reading…

Wall to Wall Leakage

November 30, 2010 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Wikileaks | 4 comments

No doubt readers of this blog are getting their fill of the big Wikileaks story elsewhere. But I can’t resist linking to this smart post by Stephen Budiansky, a writer I’ve been familiar with for a long time. He offers a measured perspective that is critical of both “excessive secrecy” by the U.S. government and…Continue Reading…