Comments on: Blowing the whistle on Wikileaks http://paulseaman.eu/2010/02/blowing-the-whistle-on-wikileaks/ Welcome to Paul Seaman’s blog. I am a PR and love my trade - challenging it too. PR needs a reality check. We're about helping clients speak honestly, even robustly. People who run things have a lot of explaining to do in the next few years, so PR is crucial. I want a lively debate and I hope you’ll make it so. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:29:16 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tweets that mention Blowing the whistle on Wikileaks | 21st-century PR issues › Paul Seaman's online review -- Topsy.com http://paulseaman.eu/2010/02/blowing-the-whistle-on-wikileaks/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 Tweets that mention Blowing the whistle on Wikileaks | 21st-century PR issues › Paul Seaman's online review -- Topsy.com Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:10:11 +0000 http://paulseaman.eu/?p=8632#comment-3021 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by paulseaman and paulseaman, paulseaman. paulseaman said: On my PR blog now: Blowing the whistle on Wikileaks http://paulseaman.eu/2010/02/blowing-the-whistle-on-wikileaks/ [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by paulseaman and paulseaman, paulseaman. paulseaman said: On my PR blog now: Blowing the whistle on Wikileaks http://paulseaman.eu/2010/02/blowing-the-whistle-on-wikileaks/ [...]

]]> By: chris burke http://paulseaman.eu/2010/02/blowing-the-whistle-on-wikileaks/comment-page-1/#comment-3015 chris burke Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:53:10 +0000 http://paulseaman.eu/?p=8632#comment-3015 Agreed! The legal system is made up of checks and balances. It's a slippery slope to allow civil violators powers to destroy. Wikileaks has illgeally posted court protected document in re kinay v. Tci journal. This action by wikileaks slaps the justice system in the face. Thank you for reporting this. Agreed! The legal system is made up of checks and balances. It’s a slippery slope to allow civil violators powers to destroy.

Wikileaks has illgeally posted court protected document in re kinay v. Tci journal. This action by wikileaks slaps the justice system in the face.

Thank you for reporting this.

]]> By: Edward http://paulseaman.eu/2010/02/blowing-the-whistle-on-wikileaks/comment-page-1/#comment-3013 Edward Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:50:07 +0000 http://paulseaman.eu/?p=8632#comment-3013 I do not subscribe to you in all cases. Wikileaks has an important place in democracy, as did twitter in Iran recently, where withheld information can be obtained in a global repository outside of government, NGO and corporate control. Much data such as the UK postcode lookup information (which every British citizen pays for in his taxes) should be in the public domain. So goes for league tables, crime statistics, iraq invasion death rates and other politically embarrassing piece of information that should be made public domain but is not. Wikileaks takes no money from governments and businesses, to avoid conflicts of interest, and nor should it. And as it needs to protect itself it is hidden inside a global internet cloud to prevent attacks from its enemies, it can never be shut down unless it runs out of money. The question is who should be policing it? If the answer is no one (as will eventually have to be the case to prevent a splintering of its raison d'etre) then the world will have to adjust. PR guys should deal with this better than the music industry did with file sharing, same threat, different sector. If Wikileaks sorts out its revenue then it has the opportunity to monopolize this space, just like Google in marketing. I just hope that Wikileaks has someone controlling it with an element of taste and decency... not bloody likely! I do not subscribe to you in all cases. Wikileaks has an important place in democracy, as did twitter in Iran recently, where withheld information can be obtained in a global repository outside of government, NGO and corporate control. Much data such as the UK postcode lookup information (which every British citizen pays for in his taxes) should be in the public domain. So goes for league tables, crime statistics, iraq invasion death rates and other politically embarrassing piece of information that should be made public domain but is not.
Wikileaks takes no money from governments and businesses, to avoid conflicts of interest, and nor should it. And as it needs to protect itself it is hidden inside a global internet cloud to prevent attacks from its enemies, it can never be shut down unless it runs out of money. The question is who should be policing it? If the answer is no one (as will eventually have to be the case to prevent a splintering of its raison d’etre) then the world will have to adjust. PR guys should deal with this better than the music industry did with file sharing, same threat, different sector. If Wikileaks sorts out its revenue then it has the opportunity to monopolize this space, just like Google in marketing. I just hope that Wikileaks has someone controlling it with an element of taste and decency… not bloody likely!

]]> By: Jennifer Lancey http://paulseaman.eu/2010/02/blowing-the-whistle-on-wikileaks/comment-page-1/#comment-3012 Jennifer Lancey Mon, 01 Feb 2010 07:22:26 +0000 http://paulseaman.eu/?p=8632#comment-3012 Well said Well said

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