WikiLeaks has seemingly dropped off the radar compared to just a short while ago (around the end of 2010/beginning of 2011) when the media couldn't go a day without an update about WikiLeaks or it's founder Julian Assange.
WikiLeaks was highly controversial from the moment it went public. Personally, I thought that it was very dangerous and somewhat foolish even revealing so much private government information and communications to the public. In Australia, we enjoy the right of the "five fundamental freedoms" and we have access to a lot of information from our government that citizens of other nations do not. However, it is my personal belief that there are some things that should be kept within the government for our own safety/protection. Our government is already quite transparent (although I know people will argue against me on that point), but after having lived in a communist nation, I know this to be true comparatively.
It is definitely true that if you do something wrong, you must be held accountable for your actions - and potentially WikiLeaks could be used as a responsible watchdog. But it is also true that sometimes confidential information is confidential for a reason.
No matter what your view is on the subject (whether you support things like WikiLeaks or not) knowing how much to disclose is something for all journalists to consider when they write and publish stories of a highly revealing, sensitive and uncensored nature.
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