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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. Read this before judging... by BlackSabbath · · Score: 5, Interesting

    http://wlcentral.org/node/839

    The Guardian do not have clean hands in this matter.

  2. Re:Aww poor Assange has to deal with leakers. by Snotman · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Oh where, oh where, oh where is Shangri-la? Give me a break. They have breast pads for leaking. I listened to Julian the other night on Democracy Now, but he did not sound like God. But then again, I do not believe in fairy tales. He sounded like a man that developed a product that he knows how to sell.

  3. Re:Aww poor Assange has to deal with leakers. by countertrolling · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Transparency isn't a product

    No, it's a commodity. To be bought and sold like everything else.

    --
    For justice, we must go to Don Corleone