An Inside Look At Wikileaks And The Media Arms That Supports It

The Man Who Spilled The Secrets -- Sarah Ellison, Vanity Fair

The collaboration between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, the Web’s notorious information anarchist, and some of the world’s most respected news organizations began at The Guardian, a nearly 200-year-old British paper. What followed was a clash of civilizations—and ambitions—as Guardian editors and their colleagues at The New York Times and other media outlets struggled to corral a whistle-blowing stampede amid growing distrust and anger. With Assange detained in the U.K., the author reveals the story behind the headlines.

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My Comment: An intriguing post .... it tells us how the sausages are made in the Wikileaks-Guardian relationship .... and why it is coming apart now.