The 101 Most Useful Websites on the Internet Here are the most useful websites on the Internet that will make you smarter, increase productivity and help you learn new skills. These incredibly useful websites solve at least one problem really well. And they all have cool URLs that are easy to memorize thus saving you a trip to Google. 12 Theses on Wikileaks These 0. “What do I think of Wikileaks? I think it would be a good idea!” (after Mahatma Gandhi’s famous quip on ’Western Civilisation’)
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Flower Delivery Melbourne Jay Rosen and the Watchdog Web I have to say what nearly fifty thousand Twitter followers already know: nobody does a better job of following and writing about what’s going on in journalism than Jay Rosen. The dude just nails it, over and over and over again. His latest, From Judith Miller to Julian Assange: Our press somehow got itself on the wrong side of secrecy after September 11th, puts the whole Wikileaks matter in the the closest thing we have to an objective view. That is, anchored here: outside the mainstream media. In this Vimeo, he says The watchdog press has died.
35 Lifechanging Ways To Use Everyday Objects WikiLeaks Reloaded: Les suites de la fuite » Article » OWNI, Digital Journalism Plus que la transparence, WikiLeaks pose la question du fonctionnement de la machinerie diplomatique. Pour Jean-Noël Lafargue, cela vient renforcer un climat de méfiance généralisée. Retour en quatre articles sur le "CableGate". Voilà, c’est fait, WikiLeaks a effectivement entamé la diffusion des centaines de télégrammes diplomatiques qui lui ont été transmis et, comme prévu, on s’affole un peu partout. Les journaux qui ont accompagné l’opération se confondent en explications déontologiques ; la diplomatie mondiale est embarrassée mais s’affirme solidaire ; de nombreuses personnalités de la politique mondiale proposent la mise hors-la-loi de WikiLeaks et de ses responsables ; Élisabeth Roudinesco affirme: […] Il faudra trouver une parade à la sottise infantile des nouveaux dictateurs de la transparence.
6 questions sur WikiLeaks, le Napster du journalisme » Article » OWNI, Digital Journalism WikiLeaks est-il vraiment transparent? Fallait-il publier les mémos diplomatiques? Nous apprennent-ils quelque chose?
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