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@ScottShaneNYT thanks for your acknowledgement of the truth - grudging though your phrasing seems .
As one of many ordinary citizens who understood the world better because of @Wikileaks' & #JulianAssange’s courage, here are some thoughts on "what we think of" him
1/ https://twitter.com/ScottShaneNYT/status/1341549317966983172
As one of many ordinary citizens who understood the world better because of @Wikileaks' & #JulianAssange’s courage, here are some thoughts on "what we think of" him
1/ https://twitter.com/ScottShaneNYT/status/1341549317966983172
#Wikileaks & #JulianAssange revolutionised journalism by making it possible for citizens to look at the real data behind the slanted & constrained world-views presented by mainstream journalists.
https://fair.org/extra/amplifying-officials-squelching-dissent/
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https://fair.org/extra/amplifying-officials-squelching-dissent/
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#Wikileaks' revelations reshaped our understanding of the #Iraq war & cut through the simplistic image painted by military PR - a sunny picture of a well-meaning US army saving the world one war at a time. #Wikileaks made #BlackLivesMatter 
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-30-fg-infowar30-story.html
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https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-30-fg-infowar30-story.html
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Among #Wikileaks' innovations was the use of a secure, encrypted & anonymous dropbox-like tool protecting sources & the documents they released. Today there are 70+ variations of the Wikileaks model use by anti-corruption campaigners in 29 countries
https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252490046/WikiLeaks-led-the-way-for-newsrooms-to-use-encryption-to-protect-sources-and-documents-says-Italian
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https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252490046/WikiLeaks-led-the-way-for-newsrooms-to-use-encryption-to-protect-sources-and-documents-says-Italian
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Corrupt & malicious anti-democratic forces have tried to smear & misrepresent the good work of #Wikileaks who continue to have a 100% accuracy record. See https://www.aei.org/politics-and-public-opinion/courts/three-ways-to-undermine-wikileaks/
Wikileaks allowed sources to protect themselves from accidentally revealing digital breadcrumbs .
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Wikileaks allowed sources to protect themselves from accidentally revealing digital breadcrumbs .
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#Wikileaks mainstreamed "data journalism" & profoundly shaped global collaborative journalism. They enabled international reach & local sensitivity, combatted the power of large online advertisers in shaping the news cycle & facilitated archival. https://www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/a-secret-australia-why-julian-assanges-own-country-ignored-him-and-wikileaks-exposes
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#Wikileaks turned the tables on surveillance capitalism, allowing ordinary citizens to know about the crimes our governments & large corporations committed with our money and in our name but against our interests.
#JulianAssange cares about democracy!
https://theconversation.com/julian-assange-on-google-surveillance-and-predatory-capitalism-43176
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#JulianAssange cares about democracy!
https://theconversation.com/julian-assange-on-google-surveillance-and-predatory-capitalism-43176
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So thanks to the #JournalistsSpeakUpForAssange
https://blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/article/061219/journalists-speak-julian-assange
Your work is crucial for accountability, which is why you must
a) acknowledge & value #JulianAssange's contribution to the ecosystem of journalism.
b) see past the smears of those who fear the light
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https://blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/article/061219/journalists-speak-julian-assange
Your work is crucial for accountability, which is why you must
a) acknowledge & value #JulianAssange's contribution to the ecosystem of journalism.
b) see past the smears of those who fear the light
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