WikiLeaks is worth destroying

I am in favour of freedom of speech, of information freedom and open, transparent government.  The ongoing development of WikiLeaks as now essentially a vehicle to keep Julian Assange out of court to face allegations of rape and other sex crimes threatens all of these...

Revealing the mind of American diplomacy

Most rational people realise that it’s a good thing that people can’t read others’ minds.  Peoples’ internal monologues and internal dialogues are secret because, as human beings, we need space to evaluate information from all parts of our...

Wikileaks isn’t information freedom

One of the most important things students learn when studying the media is that, often, the decision of an editor or proprietor to, or not to, publish or broadcast a particular story places immense power in the hands of that person. Often the mainstream media enjoys...