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Wikileaks To Sell Hugo Chavez' Email

Posted by samzenpus on from the how-much-to-look-through-his-garbage dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Wikileaks seems to be a bit hard-up for cash, so they're trying a little experiment. They plan to auction off an archive with three years worth of Hugo Chavez' email. The winner will get a period of embargoed access to break any stories they can find in the files, while Wikileaks will later publish the archive in full. Wikileaks plans to use the profits for their legal defense fund, but they may run into trouble because most reputable news outlets have policies against paying sources."

3 of 313 comments (clear)

  1. Feel sorry for you in America by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Nearly everyone in the UK gets paid by newspapers for leads and stories :S

  2. Re:Risky... by n3tcat · · Score: 0, Redundant

    For those wondering, he said "I fixed your post for you."

    Acronyms these days :\

  3. Re:Reputable news sources by Lumpy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Like FOX news?

    Ok, that one was a really cheap shot. sorry.

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