WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organization dedicated to bringing important news and information to the public. It provides an innovative, secure and anonymous way for independent sources around the world to leak information to its journalists. They publish material of ethical, political and historical significance while keeping the identity of sources anonymous, thus providing a universal way to reveal suppressed and censored injustices. In its nature this creates much controversy, which is why many governments including our own want to get there hands on "Julian Assange" the mastermind behind WikiLeaks.
This is because it raises certain questions- is our nations security at risk when sensitive information is released to the public? If it is, do we still have the right to know? Should the government have the ability to censor us and what we see?
These questions, and the controversy that makes up "WikiLeaks" i find very interesting and is why i have chosen this topic. Mr. Assange is intriguing as well. His brilliance and reputation as a ladies man makes him quite the character. By providing a "drop box" as it has been coined; Assange has opened a door for the world to get information out that needs to. In turn WikiLeaks continues to run with funding from organizations and private investors.
http://wikileaks.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks
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