Post by Anonymous on Jan 25, 2011 15:27:27 GMT
Seems it took Al Jazeera to build a fire under the old guard media corporations. For some odd reason they suddenly realized, Hey, people want to read real news, not regurgitated spin.. DUH.
NY Times considers creating an ‘EZ Pass lane for leakers’
NY Times considers creating an ‘EZ Pass lane for leakers’
The New York Times is considering options to create an in-house submission system that could make it easier for would-be leakers to provide large files to the paper.
Executive editor Bill Keller told The Cutline that he couldn't go into details, "especially since nothing is nailed down." But when asked if he could envision a system like Al Jazeera's Transparency Unit, Keller said the paper's been "looking at something along those lines."
Assange, who had been frustrated with news organizations not aggressively following up on documents and videos that were posted directly on WikiLeaks' site, now had major news organizations amplifying WikiLeaks' revelations while media outlets worldwide followed up.
Washington Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli, when asked if his paper would consider a system like Al Jazeera's, told The Cutline that he "wouldn't rule it out." So it remains to be seen if The Times, Post, or other major newspapers follow suit.