US Media Outlets Criticised For Their WikiLeaks Stance

Source: Index on Censorship – By Emily Badger

One of the oddest strands of the WikiLeaks story in the US over the past year — and this week marks the one-year anniversary of the release of the “collateral murder” video that first launched the site to fame — has been the reaction of other journalists. Traditional media outlets would seem to share much in common with the whistle-blowing site, most importantly the core public-service mission of holding power accountable.

US media outlets, though — and even those that have worked alongside WikiLeaks — have been among the outfit’s harshest critics…

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