I think that the article with the title “Wikileaks Cuts A New, Wired Path for Journalism” written by Robert MacMillan and Peter Griffiths in social media column of The Jakarta Post July 28, 2010 edition has a good value of news. This article opens the new perspective of how new journalism works. In this case, it is about how Wikileaks presents news.
Wikileaks is not just a social web media but assumed by journalist as a new phenomenon. They bring vulnarable issues to get attention and heavy exposure such as about corporate and government corruption or a US helicopter case in Iraq in 2007 that killed a dozen people, including two reuters journalists and so on.
Democracy as an ideal system really appears in this media. Their courage to criticize the system is worthy to give a praise. It proved with a number of award that they won Economist magazine New Media Award 2008, Amnesty International's UK Media Award (in the category "New Media") in 2008, the New York Daily News listed WikiLeaks first in a ranking of "websites that could totally change the news in may 2010.
From Journalism side, it supposed that Wikileaks also has elements of Journalism according to Bill Kovach and Rosenstiel’ book such as journalistic truth, loyalty for society, doing verification, independent from sources, doing watchdog function, providing a place for pubic discussion, attracting the audience with the news, making a proportional and comprehensive news, and also having a moral responsibility. But from the whole of the elements, there is one point which makes Wikileaks’ works to be dubious as a journalism. For instance, in regard to the principle of journalistic truth, they rely on anonymous sources and leaks. Nevertheless, Wikileaks is a good beginning point for new media and journalism. Salute!
Wikileaks is not just a social web media but assumed by journalist as a new phenomenon. They bring vulnarable issues to get attention and heavy exposure such as about corporate and government corruption or a US helicopter case in Iraq in 2007 that killed a dozen people, including two reuters journalists and so on.
Democracy as an ideal system really appears in this media. Their courage to criticize the system is worthy to give a praise. It proved with a number of award that they won Economist magazine New Media Award 2008, Amnesty International's UK Media Award (in the category "New Media") in 2008, the New York Daily News listed WikiLeaks first in a ranking of "websites that could totally change the news in may 2010.
From Journalism side, it supposed that Wikileaks also has elements of Journalism according to Bill Kovach and Rosenstiel’ book such as journalistic truth, loyalty for society, doing verification, independent from sources, doing watchdog function, providing a place for pubic discussion, attracting the audience with the news, making a proportional and comprehensive news, and also having a moral responsibility. But from the whole of the elements, there is one point which makes Wikileaks’ works to be dubious as a journalism. For instance, in regard to the principle of journalistic truth, they rely on anonymous sources and leaks. Nevertheless, Wikileaks is a good beginning point for new media and journalism. Salute!
Sari Riantika Damayanti
-Media Studies, Communication Study_
University of Paramadina
-Media Studies, Communication Study_
University of Paramadina
DAMAGE cyber WW3 result: 500k hurt diplomats worldwide. billion soldiers on the side line/out of business (and still insist it's not a war); final 200 nations restuctured. other side:few hackers political imprisoned/their parrents fined. After a short (for many long) war only 1 global transparent free society survives .....never thought WW3 as a joke. Yeah all wars are surprises.
How can a few wise leaders alone solve complex global issues pending ? People need to be involved/need same info on these complex issues to let our global society decide & survive.
We NEED transparency for our global society that we created an cannot control.To many crises.
We'd never gone to Iraq if we read the cables first?
its e-government(power) not e-commerce(money) that changes our world!
If democracy fails, the only solution is MORE democracy. The only way is UP.
This is Far worse for China, than the US. It's your Duty to spread your thoughts.
WL to much Change for Obama?
Know It's a hard path, but harder for our totalitarian enemies.
If democracy fails, the only solution is More democracy.
E-vote(power), not E-commerce(money) that changes our world, stupid! greets from citzen 434234243!