[governance] Tangential (On Exceptionalism Wikileaks) America's vassal acts decisively and illegally

[Carlos A. Afonso]

Hmmm... I understand the WPFC is basically an organization of corporate
media associations, not journalists.

--c.a.

On 08/20/2012 04:45 AM, Koven Ronald wrote:
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> As you are not a journalist, I guess, dear Koven, you may freely    write your opinion on this list...
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> I'm afraid that's unfactual, virtual mind-reading. I represent a journalistic NGO, the World Press Freedom Committee, and have been a reporter and editor at the Herald Tribune, the Washington Post and the Boston Globe. 
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> My concern in following the list is the furtherance and preservation of freedom of expression and press freedom, on- and offline, 
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> Assange's actions have raised press freedom issues, In February, I organized a major conference for my group at UNESCO HQ on the fallout for journalism of the WikiLeaks document-dumping approach. Two British lawyers who have represented Assange were amongst the speakers. It was rather like an IGF. We exchanged observations and ideas but issued no general conclusions.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dominique Lacroix <dl at panamo.eu>
> To: governance <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
> Cc: Koven Ronald <kovenronald at aol.com>; salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro <salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com>; gpaque <gpaque at gmail.com>
> Sent: Mon, Aug 20, 2012 3:33 am
> Subject: Re: [governance] Tangential (On Exceptionalism Wikileaks) America's vassal acts decisively and illegally
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> Le 19/08/12 23:57, Koven Ronald a      écrit :
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> Quite aside from that, from          my perspective and that of many of my most thoughtful American          journalistic colleagues, it is clear that Assange is motivated          by a very strong streak of political anti-Americanism -- 
>     Disclaimer : I do admire great US companies such as Verisign,    Google, Amazon, etc.
>     I like Apple, Coca Cola and Mickey Mouse.
>     I'm still an Obama supporter, as I was four years ago (I can prove    it. It's on the Internet ;-))
>     I like so called "America". A great nation. My mother married an US    marine. And half of my family are American people.
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>     I'm not either an anti-American nor a spy. Can we begin free talks    now?
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> that he means to embarass          the US government as much as possible. 
>     That was the result, for sure.
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>     Not necessarily the main intentions. "Procès d'intention" (Google    translate bugged, sorry...) are not fair, do you know?
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> That may be a perfectly          legitimate for a political activist. But it undercuts any          claim to be a journalist, Professional journalists aren't          supposed to follow political agendas.
>     A journalist may have political opinions and may express them. The    journalist's duty is to prove what she/he says with documents or    arguments. He/she has to provide readers means for thinking. But    she/he cannot be deprived of freedom of thinking or speeching, isn't    it?
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>     As you are not a journalist, I guess, dear Koven, you may freely    write your opinion on this list...
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>     @+, Dominique
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