WikiLeaks and Whistleblowers Under Fire

An ordinary citizen defies the government to release sensitive data over the Internet, to spread information he or she feels should not be kept secret. It’s something that is happening more and more frequently, and is even being recognized by top journalism...

Knight News Challenge Winners Announced

The 2010 Knight News Challenge winners were announced last week at the Future of News and Civic Media Conference, held at MIT. The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation selected 12 winners from nearly 2,500 entries from across the world and awarded them grants...

WikiLeaks Releases Classified Military Video

Whistleblower website WikiLeaks has released classified video footage of a U.S. military incident, essentially peeling the scab off of a three-year-old wound. In 2007, a helicopter attack in a Baghdad suburb led to the deaths of at least a dozen people, including two...
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