WikiLeaks on Clubhouse

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WikiLeaks has transformed journalism through the pioneering use of an encrypted drop-box, the use of which has been adopted by all major newspapers and media organizations. It is now considered the gold standard among journalists.

The Martha Gellhorn prize panel described WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange as “a journalist whose work has penetrated the established version of events and told an unpalatable truth that exposes establishment propaganda . . . WikiLeaks has been portrayed as a phenomenon of a high-tech age, which it is. But it’s much more. Its goal of justice through transparency is in the oldest and finest traditions of journalism. WikiLeaks has given the world more scoops than most journalists can imagine: a truth-telling that has empowered people all over the world. As a publisher and editor, Julian Assange represents that which journalists once prided themselves in – he’s brave, determined, independent: a true agent of people, not power.”

The Walkley Foundation, Australia’s Pulitzer Prize, awarded Mr. Assange for “outstanding contributions in journalism” by showing
“a courageous and controversial commitment to the finest traditions of journalism:truth through transparency.... WikiLeaks applied new technology to penetrate the inner workings of government to reveal an avalanche of inconvenient truths in a global publishing coup. . . . Its revelations, from the way the war on terror was being waged, to diplomatic bastardly, high-level horse-trading and the interference in the domestic affairs of nations, have had an undeniable impact.

The Sydney Peace Foundation paid tribute to Mr. Assange’s “leadership,courage, and tenacity in journalism and publishing.” publishing.”