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The Guardian's Complicated Relationship With Julian Assange

Posted by timothy on from the it's-complicated dept.

Sonny Yatsen writes "Vanity Fair has published an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the unlikely and tumultuous working relationship between WikiLeaks' Julian Assange and The Guardian as the Iraq War Logs were being published. The piece highlights the differences and conflicts between the Guardian's journalistic standards and WikiLeaks' transparency. Particularly interesting is the revelation that Julian Assange threatened to sue The Guardian if they publish a portion of Iraq War Logs leaked to them by a disgruntled WikiLeaks volunteer, claiming 'he owned the information and had a financial interest in how and when it was released.'"

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  1. Re:And the rumor of Assange being an informant by Lord_of_the_nerf · · Score: 5, Funny

    The AFP aren't that complex. Besides, if they were involved, any smear campaign would have been slightly different:

    "Assange charged with 'being a dickhead' and 'drinking light beer'"

    As such, Australia would actually have grounds to arrest him - both are prosecutable here.

  2. Say what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm sorry, did somebody use the phrase "journalistic standards" and "The Guardian" in the same sentence?