From Watergate to WikiLeaks: Journalism and Secrecy in the New Media Age

Panel I: Global Struggle

Prosecuted, Banned, Blamed: Reporters Push Boundaries as a Voice of Public Accountability

 Panel I: Global Struggle(12/16/2010) 
9:59
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Carroll noted that Lasange was an "activist" and media should be aware of intentions of these particular sources #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 9:59 DavidLeBoeuf
10:00
Jonathan Seitz: 
Welcome to the liveblog for the first panel of the day: Prosecuted, Banned, Blamed: Push Boundaries as a Voice of Public Accountability"
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:00 Jonathan Seitz
10:01
Jonathan Seitz: 
Speakers are: Stefan Candrea (SC), Alejandra Matus(AM), Rob Rose (RR), and Kevin Doyle (KD). Full bios are available at http://nieman.harvard.edu/Microsites/SecrecyAndJournalismInTheNewMediaAge/Speakers.aspx
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:01 Jonathan Seitz
10:02
Jonathan Seitz: 
Moderator will be Stefanie Friedhoff
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:02 Jonathan Seitz
10:02
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sarahnordgren: 
RT @jonathanstray: Carroll: Too early to make proclamations about damage [to diplomats willingness to talk, due to Wikileaks] #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:02 sarahnordgren
10:03
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lalorek: 
RT @NiemanLab: Good morning! We're live-streaming today's #Niemanleaks conference on journalism & secrecy http://nie.mn/ejgh4P [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:03 lalorek
10:04
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jonathanstray: 
Secrecy in Journalism conf, live coverage http://j.mp/huT9nF panel on human rights beginning #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:04 jonathanstray
10:05
Jonathan Seitz: 
Friedhoff: Day that everything changed in WikiLeaks coverage was when Sen. Lieberman went after NYT
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:05 Jonathan Seitz
10:05
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BBCPhilippaT: 
#niemanleaks is back and now we're debating how reporters globally can push the boundaries of govt accountability [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:05 BBCPhilippaT
10:05
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digiphile: 
The @AP made over 1500 FOIA requests last year. #niemanleaks #opengov RT @lfmccullough More details: http://bit.ly/hMBLMH [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:05 digiphile
10:06
Jonathan Seitz: 
Friedhoff: We can't take press freedom for granted in US
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:06 Jonathan Seitz
10:06
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
RT @digiphile: The @AP made over 1500 FOIA requests last year. #niemanleaks #opengov RT @lfmccullough More details: http://bit.ly/hMBLMH [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:06 jonathanstray
10:06
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BBCPhilippaT: 
#wikileaks global panel Stefan, Alejandra, Rob, Kevin
 
[via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:06 BBCPhilippaT
10:07
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
The point of this day: #niemanleaks co-organiser Stefanie Friedhoff: We cannot take press freedom for granted even here in the United States [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:07 BBCPhilippaT
10:07
Jonathan Seitz: 
Friedhoff: Four are here today to remind that the fight for press freedom is a global one
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:07 Jonathan Seitz
10:08
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
RT @BBCPhilippaT: #niemanleaks co-organiser Stefanie Friedhoff: We cannot take press freedom for granted even here in the United States [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:08 hillaryrosner
10:08
Jonathan Seitz: 
Note: All four panelists are international journalists and Nieman fellows. AM is class of 2010, other three are 2011.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:08 Jonathan Seitz
10:09
Jonathan Seitz: 
each speaker will get 10 minutes, discussion after
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:09 Jonathan Seitz
10:10
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DavidLeBoeuf: 
Panel looks at freedom of the press in Chile, Cambodia, Romania, and South Africa #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:10 DavidLeBoeuf
10:10
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tampa_do_gooder: 
freedom of the press is a global fight. http://bit.ly/ejn7FB #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:10 tampa_do_gooder
10:11
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BBCPhilippaT: 
Hearing from fellow Nieman Stefan Candea who co-founded Romanian Centre for Investigative Journalism #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:11 BBCPhilippaT
10:11
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jonathanstray: 
Stefan Candea of Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism speaking about getting and publishing information in that country #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:11 jonathanstray
10:11
Jonathan Seitz: 
Stefan Candrea, co-founder of Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism, is first.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:11 Jonathan Seitz
10:12
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Tosfm: 
Live-streaming today's #Niemanleaks conference on journalism & secrecy http://nie.mn/ejgh4P cc @jasonleopold @shoq [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:12 Tosfm
10:12
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: "When you write about big business, you are dealing with very important men behind that business"
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:12 Jonathan Seitz
10:12
Twitter
lisallynch: 
is it me, or did the liveblog just go down at #niemanleaks? [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:12 lisallynch
10:13
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BBCPhilippaT: 
Candea on what it's like to investigate in a country that spent so long behind the Iron Curtain."we are in continuous crisis". #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:13 BBCPhilippaT
10:13
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jonathanstray: 
RT @DavidLeBoeuf: Panel looks at freedom of the press in Chile, Cambodia, Romania, and South Africa #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:13 jonathanstray
10:14
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: "I was 11 when Communist state collapsed." remember living under system where govt knew everything about you, you knew nothing about it
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:14 Jonathan Seitz
10:14
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Candea on Romania. Independent journos struggle for funding, face off against business oligarchs, deal with daily corruption #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:14 BBCPhilippaT
10:15
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: "Media, during these 50 years [of communist rule] was a propaganda tool."
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:15 Jonathan Seitz
10:15
Twitter
tampa_do_gooder: 
about former Romanian dictatorship: citizens made to spy on each other. Huge control from state, coordinated by secret service. #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:15 tampa_do_gooder
10:15
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BBCPhilippaT: 
Of 50,000 securitate agents, they still only know the identity of 3%. Out of 400,000 informers, only know ID of 1% #romania #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:15 BBCPhilippaT
10:16
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
Stefan Candea: 20 years after democracy, Romanians know the identity of < 1% of 400,000 informants, 3% of 50k secret police #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:16 hillaryrosner
10:16
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: Aside from online media, our media isn't free. It's owned by oligarchs. Only own to keep themselves out of jail.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:16 Jonathan Seitz
10:16
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Stefan Candea of Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism notes mainstream media in his country is owned by oligarchs #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:16 DavidLeBoeuf
10:17
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Stefan Candea saying judges in #Romania can still be blackmailed about their past. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:17 BBCPhilippaT
10:17
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: if you watch Romanian TV, you will see a lot of variations of FOX News all over the place
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:17 Jonathan Seitz
10:18
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: one media owner involved in cirminal trial. Lawyer tapped him, journalists saw leaks. Owner said: media should work like limosine. When I turn the key right, it starts. When I turn it left, it stops.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:18 Jonathan Seitz
10:19
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DavidLeBoeuf: 
Candea notes many elites who now serve in government are former Secretariat spies #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:19 DavidLeBoeuf
10:19
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: Journalists who want o use FOIA-style legislation in Romania almost always have to go to court. Trials typically last five years
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:19 Jonathan Seitz
10:19
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
What business model do journalists look to as emerge from Iron Curtain? Murdoch? Berlusconi? Candea on the challenge of being independent. [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:19 BBCPhilippaT
10:19
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
Stefan Candea, Romanian Ctr for Investigative Jour: Media oligarch wants empire to operate like his Audi (he simply turns key) #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:19 hillaryrosner
10:19
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jonathanstray: 
Candea: in Romania we have FOIA laws adopted but not implemented, journalists have to educate govt officials, and go to court. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:19 jonathanstray
10:19
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: Leaked docs. a very important source of information. Information from outside country in general is very useful
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:19 Jonathan Seitz
10:20
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NiemanReports: 
Stefan Candea, journo in Romania, #niemanLeaks conf: media owner wants it to work like his car: easy to turn on, off http://bit.ly/eYfAcp [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:20 NiemanReports
10:20
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: Journalists are part of the problem, because they get corrupt. Many want to side with the establishment.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:20 Jonathan Seitz
10:21
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
In Romania, Candea says "Journalists are part of the problem" because of the entanglement with government & oligarch interests #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:21 DavidLeBoeuf
10:21
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BBCPhilippaT: 
"journalists are part of the problem in my country because they are corrupt, because they side with the (cont) http://tl.gd/7hdi34 [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:21 BBCPhilippaT
10:21
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: Many taboo topics that we can only publish online, but they eventually get to MSM.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:21 Jonathan Seitz
10:21
Twitter
acavelier: 
Alejandra Matus (Chile) about to speak about secrecy and journalism at #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:21 acavelier
10:22
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: New trend in E. Europe: If you publish story about big oligarch, you'll be sued in London. Oligarchs love UK courts. Some websites deny access to UK to avoid lawsuits.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:22 Jonathan Seitz
10:22
Twitter
tampa_do_gooder: 
spoke too soon on the underemployment...got a story due in an hour. Will have to catch up later with #niemanLeaks thru all the fine tweets [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:22 tampa_do_gooder
10:22
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Candea: Romanian oligarchs love UK courts [to sue for libel, aka libel tourism] #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:22 jonathanstray
10:22
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Trend :Eastern European journalists face lawsuits from oligarchs who "love the London courts" says Candea at #Niemanleaks on #Romania [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:22 BBCPhilippaT
10:22
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
In Romania investigative journalists need to be wary of legislative pushes to silence them and law suits from oligarchs #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:22 DavidLeBoeuf
10:23
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: Journalists hacked into our computers, stole images and information, sold to the subject of the investigation.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:23 Jonathan Seitz
10:23
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Lawsuits from oligarchs tends to be in UK #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:23 DavidLeBoeuf
10:23
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: We've tried to gather as many documents and databases as possible, We don't refuse hacked databases, because we have so few sources of information.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:23 Jonathan Seitz
10:24
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Candea notes publishing online is a way to avoid control and abuse by mainstream media in Romania #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:24 DavidLeBoeuf
10:24
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: Used to have to bribe clerks for access to docs
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:24 Jonathan Seitz
10:24
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Stefan Candea says in struggle to gather information, internet access has been key, and today #wikileaks is very important. #romania [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:24 BBCPhilippaT
10:24
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC is finished, Alejandra Matus, freelancer from Chile, is next.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:24 Jonathan Seitz
10:25
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: Investigative journalism in Latin America - find something that someone in power doesn't want people to know
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:25 Jonathan Seitz
10:26
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Alejandra Matus, freelance journalist from Chile, exiled in 1999 for her look at the "Black-book of Chilean Justice" [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:26 DavidLeBoeuf
10:26
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Alejandra Matus, freelance journalist from Chile, exiled in 1999 for her look at the "Black-book of Chilean Justice"#niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:26 DavidLeBoeuf
10:27
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Matus said covering courts in Chile involved only reporting verdicts- most of testimony was kept secret #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:27 DavidLeBoeuf
10:27
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Alejandra Matus had to seek political asylum when she wrote "The Black Book of Chilean Justice" in 1999. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:27 BBCPhilippaT
10:28
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Matus:pre-1990 in Chile I found myself reporting in courts where everything was secret except the verdict. No democracy then. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:28 jonathanstray
10:28
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Matus notes in Latin America judicial system based on old Spanish crown notion of "guilty until proven innocent" #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:28 DavidLeBoeuf
10:28
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: Chilean courts - focus was on accusation. Everything secret. Difficult to cover, especially as journalist in 20s
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:28 Jonathan Seitz
10:29
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: Started writing stories about corruption in the court, led to book deal for "Black Book of Chilean Justice"
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:29 Jonathan Seitz
10:29
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
In Chile, Matus investigated stories of human rights trials of dictatorships and also other court trends #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:29 DavidLeBoeuf
10:30
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: Took six years of life staying in courts to get trust from people, which led to information and documents.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:30 Jonathan Seitz
10:30
Twitter
riparian: 
Alejandra Matus: journalism is boring and investigative journalism is more boring. #NiemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:30 riparian
10:30
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
"Journalism is boring investigative journalism is more boring" jokes Matos on time needed to put details together on stories #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:30 DavidLeBoeuf
10:31
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
RT @riparian: Alejandra Matus: journalism is boring and investigative journalism is more boring. #NiemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:31 jonathanstray
10:31
Twitter
riparian: 
Matus: what you get (as a journalist) is the ethical benefit of knowing that something is important to society. #NiemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:31 riparian
10:31
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: During six years, a lot of people took the risk of talking to me, and giving me informaiton ... But it wasn't enough. You had to know why the courts should be different.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:31 Jonathan Seitz
10:33
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: Not a matter of investigation or using secret cameras. Required study. Talking to social scientists:" That's what makes a journalist. Not just getting the secret out, you have to put it in context"
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:33 Jonathan Seitz
10:33
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Matus: the main work of journalism is not "getting that secret out" but simple study of what is going on. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:33 jonathanstray
10:33
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Matos said says journalism is not just about getting secret out, but putting it in context and conveying it in accessible way #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:33 DavidLeBoeuf
10:33
Twitter
NiemanReports: 
Chilean journo Alejandra Matus at #niemanLeaks conf: putting secret in context is what journalism is all about http://bit.ly/eYfAcp [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:33 NiemanReports
10:33
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
It's not just about getting secrets out, it's putting it in context, it's putting it in language that people understand. Matus #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:33 BBCPhilippaT
10:33
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: her investigation was tracable. Anybody else could follow what she did to arrive at the same result.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:33 Jonathan Seitz
10:34
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Matos was exiled from Chile after 1999 for her investigative book on the judiciary in Chile #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:34 DavidLeBoeuf
10:35
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: There is some Hysteria around journalists. We feel threatened by WikiLeaks ... I think the most meaningful part of this is that he had to give the information to journalists to write it.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:35 Jonathan Seitz
10:35
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Matus: problem with my book was that it documented & put in context a system - the whole judiciary - which was not working. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:35 jonathanstray
10:35
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
There is some "hysteria" among journalists who feel defensive at what #wikileaks is doing - Chile's Matus. But big role for us. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:35 BBCPhilippaT
10:35
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: Humans cant process too much information. That's why we have journalists to put things in context.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:35 Jonathan Seitz
10:36
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: Main threat of journalism is teh sustainability of what we're doing. Who's going to pay our salary? Who's going to pay somebody to go read boring documents?
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:36 Jonathan Seitz
10:36
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
Alejandra Matus: Journos feel threatened by Wikileaks. But Assange had 2 give info 2 journos. We do boring part, making sense. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:36 hillaryrosner
10:36
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM is done. Rob Rose is next.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:36 Jonathan Seitz
10:36
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Main threat to journalism in sustainability, says Matus #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:36 DavidLeBoeuf
10:36
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
The main threat for journalism is the "sustainability" of what we do? Who pays for us to do the boring legwork? Matus at #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:36 BBCPhilippaT
10:36
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Matus: secrecy is not the main threat to journalism, but sustainability. Who gets paid to read boring documents? #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:36 jonathanstray
10:36
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR is a business reporter for Sunday Times in South Africa
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:36 Jonathan Seitz
10:37
Twitter
acavelier: 
Wikileaks complements what journalists do. Journalism continues to be key, says Matus #Niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:37 acavelier
10:37
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: SA has a vibrant press after apartheid. 14 countries in Africa have started putting in access to information laws.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:37 Jonathan Seitz
10:37
Twitter
saleemkhan: 
1037ET Tag-tracking today: #NiemanLeaks secrecy and journalism conference, Harvard. http://j.mp/NLsched LIVE: http://j.mp/NLlive #j #jprax [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:37 saleemkhan
10:37
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
S African Rob Rose says vibrant watchdog culture post apartheid. Problem is that info laws can exist "in form not substance". #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:37 BBCPhilippaT
10:37
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR:This week, SA gov't released report of election in Zimbabwe, 8 years after the fact.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:37 Jonathan Seitz
10:38
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: Freedom of information often exists...but it' one thing to have the form and not the substance.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:38 Jonathan Seitz
10:38
Twitter
acavelier: 
RT @matiasjajaja: los blogs muy cotizados en America Latina, Colombia esta de 4to. Seis de cada 10 usuarios visitaron blogs en Colombia. ... [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:38 acavelier
10:38
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Now speaking: Rob Rose, business investigation reporter, Sunday Times, South Africa #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:38 jonathanstray
10:38
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: journalists can be killed for reporting in Africa
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:38 Jonathan Seitz
10:39
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Rob Rose examples of African journalists killed for speaking out. And threats against those who exposed #FIFA corruption. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:39 BBCPhilippaT
10:39
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: World Cup, major funding source in SA. In one province, a hit squad was tasked with taking out journalists who looked into arrangements for World Cup too deeply.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:39 Jonathan Seitz
10:39
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Rob Rose, Reporter for the Sunday Times in South Africa, notes of death threats to journalists during World Cup #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:39 DavidLeBoeuf
10:40
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: in '07, panel was put together to examine issue of high bank fees. WIkileaks came out with uncensored version of final report.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:40 Jonathan Seitz
10:40
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Noted hit squads were on patrol to attack those who criticized FIFA and other government contracts during World Cup #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:40 DavidLeBoeuf
10:40
Twitter
micropatronage: 
RT @jonathanstray: Matus: secrecy is not the main threat to journalism, but sustainability. Who gets paid to read boring documents? #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:40 micropatronage
10:41
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
South Africa's Rob Rose on how #wikileaks type info can help us. Big bank charges, panel report was censored, wikileaks accelerated reform. [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:41 BBCPhilippaT
10:41
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: Information helped journalists expose the truth about banking fees.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:41 Jonathan Seitz
10:41
Twitter
NiemanReports: 
Rob Rose , biz reporter in South Africa, at #niemanLeaks conf: WikiLeaks accelerated change in banking system http://bit.ly/eYfAcp [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:41 NiemanReports
10:41
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Rose noted bank scandals in South Africa that WikiLeaks able to get access to #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:41 DavidLeBoeuf
10:41
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: FIFA refuse to release any contracts about stadium building in SA for World Cup. Many newspapers went to court--the process is still going on.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:41 Jonathan Seitz
10:42
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Wikileaks does not know who their sources are! Relation of WL to source is fundamentally different from MSM journalist relation #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:42 jonathanstray
10:42
Twitter
riparian: 
Rob Rose offers two ways #wikileaks can help journalists. It helps get redacted docs, like SA banking report. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:42 riparian
10:42
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: We received a CD of documents related to contracts with Joburg
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:42 Jonathan Seitz
10:42
Twitter
calliopeconsult: 
RT @NiemanReports: Rob Rose , biz reporter in South Africa, at #niemanLeaks conf: WikiLeaks accelerated change in banking system http:/ ... [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:42 calliopeconsult
10:42
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
RT @NiemanReports: Rob Rose , biz reporter in South Africa, at #niemanLeaks conf: WikiLeaks accelerated change in banking system http:/ ... [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:42 jonathanstray
10:42
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: Cash in Johannesburg was going to go to a third company, not directly to the city.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:42 Jonathan Seitz
10:42
Twitter
riparian: 
and #wikileaks posted FIFA World Cup contracts showing corruption. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:42 riparian
10:43
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
FIFA handed off linkage fees in Johannesburg to 3rd party company as opposed to community agreement it promised #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:43 DavidLeBoeuf
10:43
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Rob Rose on S Afr expce w/ football world cup. #FIFA refused to reveal contracts. Money in Jo'burg transferred to third parties.#niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:43 BBCPhilippaT
10:44
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
Rob Rose: Countries either have a watchdog media or a nation-building media. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:44 hillaryrosner
10:44
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: a lot of countries struggling with the question of watchdog vs. nation-building media. China has grown without free press, used as vindication for repealing press laws in Africa
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:44 Jonathan Seitz
10:44
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Manning caught because he talked to Lamo. Wikileaks claims, and it is technologically plausible, they didn't know who he was. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:44 jonathanstray
10:45
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Rose notes In Africa many use economic success of China as justification for limiting freedom of press laws #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:45 DavidLeBoeuf
10:45
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Do you have a watchdog media or a nation-building media? China, with latter, held up as example by many African states. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:45 BBCPhilippaT
10:45
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: Colleague arrested for working on FIFA contract. Was taken away whil discussing press freedom.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:45 Jonathan Seitz
10:45
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR is done. Kevin Doyle, editor in chief of Cambodia Daily
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:45 Jonathan Seitz
10:45
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
Rob Rose, South Africa Sunday Times: colleague was arrested for reporting on FIFA (world cup) financial controversy. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:45 hillaryrosner
10:46
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Rob Rose says the corporate toadying of US companies like Amazon and Mastercard on #wikileaks creates a problem for us all. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:46 BBCPhilippaT
10:46
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Look out for @thecrimson reporters live tweeting from the Secrecy and Journalism Conference #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:46 DavidLeBoeuf
10:46
Twitter
Rabail26: 
Romanian & Chilean journos say existence of #wikileaks is important for their countries. I'd say same goes for Pakistan. #NiemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:46 Rabail26
10:46
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: Cambodia Daily founded in 1993, year of country''s first free election and the establishment of free press
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:46 Jonathan Seitz
10:47
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Kevin Doyle, Editor of Cambodia Daily notes need in country to build open media #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:47 DavidLeBoeuf
10:47
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: Impetus for Watergate was Pentagon Papers--One part was secret bombing campaign on Cambodia
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:47 Jonathan Seitz
10:47
Twitter
MullenAR: 
RT @digiphile: The @AP made over 1500 FOIA requests last year. #niemanleaks #opengov RT @lfmccullough More details: http://bit.ly/hMBLMH [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:47 MullenAR
10:48
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Now speaking on press freedom and secrecy: Kevin Doyle, ed. The Cambodia Daily, Phnom Penh http://j.mp/huT9nF #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:48 jonathanstray
10:48
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: Totally illegal. Thanks to leaking of papers, this was discovered. Side effect: radicalized villagers and pushed to Khmer Rouge
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:48 Jonathan Seitz
10:48
Twitter
Tosfm: 
Live-streaming today's #Niemanleaks conference on journalism & secrecy http://nie.mn/ejgh4P #freedom #humanrights [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:48 Tosfm
10:49
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
Kevin Doyle, Cambodia Daily: A dozen journos have been killed there since 1994 and none of the cases solved. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:49 hillaryrosner
10:49
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
In Cambodia no freedom of information acts exist. Noted court system also compromised and used against journalists #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:49 DavidLeBoeuf
10:49
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: Court system in Cam. highly politicized. Used against journalists to stifle free speech. Defamation is criminal.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:49 Jonathan Seitz
10:49
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
@EFF is live-tweeting the House Judiciary Committee's WikiLeaks hearing. Watch live: https://eff.org/r.4vt #niemanleaks #WLhearing [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:49 jonathanstray
10:50
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: Disinformation law frequently used against journalists. "Fact is, may journalists end up in prison for the stories they write"
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:50 Jonathan Seitz
10:50
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: Reporter was imprisoned for printing comments from a member of the opposition party. 22 generals sued them.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:50 Jonathan Seitz
10:50
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
@EFF: Abbe Lowell: headline news should not create new criminal law that will lead to decades of unintended consequences. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:50 jonathanstray
10:50
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Kevin Doyle :Cambodia court system used actively to stifle free speech, journalists imprisoned under criminal defamation law #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:50 BBCPhilippaT
10:50
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: Very strict laws about leaking documents.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:50 Jonathan Seitz
10:51
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
RT @pcorral: watching #Niemanleaks from Ecuador! Congrats Stefan, Rob & Kevin!!! You are doing great! [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:51 jonathanstray
10:51
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
RT@pcorral: watching #Niemanleaks from Ecuador! Congrats Stefan, Rob & Kevin!!! You are doing great!” [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:51 BBCPhilippaT
10:51
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Doyle notes unique laws of "disinformation" and "defamation" in Cambodia. He was detained for publishing opposition;scomments #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:51 DavidLeBoeuf
10:52
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Doyle notes unique laws of "disinformation" and "defamation" in Cambodia. He was detained for publishing opposition's comments #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:52 DavidLeBoeuf
10:52
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD:1997 - grenade attack against protest. 16 killed, 120 injured. One was an American - FBI investigated. Newspaper revealed that FBI would like security forces to attack. after that, FBI left, journalists were told that invest, was inconclusive.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:52 Jonathan Seitz
10:52
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
@EFF: Prof Geoff Stone: proposed SHIELD Act would plainly violate First Amendment if applied to non-gov employees #WLHearing #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:52 jonathanstray
10:53
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: few years later, started pushing FBI to release full documents. After two years, had 1000s of pages of docs.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:53 Jonathan Seitz
10:53
Twitter
Tosfm: 
RT @BBCPhilippaT: RT@pcorral: watching #Niemanleaks from Ecuador! Congrats Stefan, Rob & Kevin!!! You are doing great!” [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:53 Tosfm
10:53
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: What FBI found: Members of state security forces were witnessed taking part in attacks.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:53 Jonathan Seitz
10:54
Jonathan Seitz: 
KS:Anything that can help shine a light on government secrets is very welcome
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:54 Jonathan Seitz
10:54
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD is done. Question period is beginning now.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:54 Jonathan Seitz
10:55
Jonathan Seitz: 
We'll be mainly taking questions from the room, but we may try to get in some questions from the live blog
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:55 Jonathan Seitz
10:55
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Doyle investigated attack on protesters, using FBI documents to show Cambodian government was responsible #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:55 DavidLeBoeuf
10:55
Jonathan Seitz: 
Q: In a country where there are no laws, how do you press the govt for information?
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:55 Jonathan Seitz
10:55
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Doyle: Anything which improves freedom of information [in Cambodia] helps #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:55 jonathanstray
10:56
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: We don't. We work around the edges. We have to convince them that we need the docs
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:56 Jonathan Seitz
10:56
Twitter
NiemanReports: 
Kevin Doyle of Cambodia Daily at #niemanleaks conf: exert "charm and pressure" to get gov't documents. http://bit.ly/eYfAcp [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:56 NiemanReports
10:56
Jonathan Seitz: 
Q: In SA, group of prosecutors called The Scorpions, rooted out corruption. What relationship with them?
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:56 Jonathan Seitz
10:56
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Doyle on working in the secret culture of #Cambodia, "we work around the edges". "we work on charm and pressure." #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:56 BBCPhilippaT
10:56
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Doyle jokes "charm" is used to get documents in Cambodia, where there is no legal right to have government release #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:56 DavidLeBoeuf
10:57
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: Scorpions disbanded after investigating arms deal with ties back to president. Scorpions often leaked information to the newspaper, may have led to their disbanding.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:57 Jonathan Seitz
10:57
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: WE try to have good relationships with prosecutors
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:57 Jonathan Seitz
10:58
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
RT @BBCPhilippaT: Doyle on working in secret culture of #Cambodia, "we work around the edges". "we work on charm and pressure." #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:58 hillaryrosner
10:58
Jonathan Seitz: 
Q: Theme: International context of work. Can you talk about influence of global orgs.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:58 Jonathan Seitz
10:59
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: They are resources. High concentration of print media in Lat. Am., but don't do investigative journalists. Invest. falls to alternative media - mags, websites. Most fail.
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:59 Jonathan Seitz
10:59
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
Matus: In Chile, investigative journalism is done by alternative media--online, startup, cash-starved. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 10:59 hillaryrosner
11:00
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: Good resources for getting information we can't get inside our country. Although, some don't understand nuances of different countries.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:00 Jonathan Seitz
11:00
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
An amazing panel on the international state of freedom of information. Speakers from Romania, Chile, South Africa, Cambodia. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:00 jonathanstray
11:00
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Matus notes while international news organizations are helpful, many do not have knowledge to contextualize information #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:00 DavidLeBoeuf
11:00
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: ex. tend to assume that print media is the good guy, and sometimes it's not.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:00 Jonathan Seitz
11:01
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: The thing I learned in newsrooms was how not to do journalism. What I learned about journalism I learned from western organizations.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:01 Jonathan Seitz
11:01
Twitter
NiemanReports: 
Stefan Candea, What I learned in Romania newsrooms was how NOT to do journalism. at #niemanLeaks conf http://bit.ly/eYfAcp [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:01 NiemanReports
11:01
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Several have noted: don't assume the media are the good guys, and journalists are sometimes corrupt too. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:01 jonathanstray
11:01
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Cambodia's Kevin Doyle on how to report in a country whose educated class was wiped out. No such thing as freedom of info today #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:01 BBCPhilippaT
11:01
Twitter
wantonymous: 
Rob Rose, Sunday Times in South Africa, explains how US journalism laws and stances influence world govs #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:01 wantonymous
11:02
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
RT @hillaryrosner: Matus: In Chile, investigative journalism is done by alternative media--online, startup, cash-starved. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:02 jonathanstray
11:02
Jonathan Seitz: 
Q: When you filed FOIA from foreign country, was there resistance? How difficult?
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:02 Jonathan Seitz
11:02
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
RT @NiemanReports: Stefan Candea, What I learned in Romania newsrooms was how NOT to do journalism. at #niemanLeaks conf http://bit.ly/e ... [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:02 jonathanstray
11:02
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
RT @wantonymous: Rob Rose, Sunday Times in South Africa, explains how US journalism laws and stances influence world govs #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:02 jonathanstray
11:02
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
RT @jonathanstray: Several have noted: don't assume the media are the good guys, and journalists are sometimes corrupt too. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:02 hillaryrosner
11:02
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: We had an American reporter on staff, made phone calls at night [because of time change], built relationships with orgs.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:02 Jonathan Seitz
11:03
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: WE used FOIA as well from Romania, and but we didn't have as much luck.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:03 Jonathan Seitz
11:03
Jonathan Seitz: 
Q: for KD, few journalists killed for stories they published, What kinds of stories? How do you balance risks?
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:03 Jonathan Seitz
11:03
Twitter
hillaryrosner: 
Idea from the audience: Some nonprofit should start a program to file FOIA requests for foreign journos reporting on US. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:03 hillaryrosner
11:04
Jonathan Seitz: 
KS: many were before my time. Don't know exact stories, but was for body of work. My staff has been very safe.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:04 Jonathan Seitz
11:04
Twitter
NiemanReports: 
Florence Graves from Brandeis journo institute offers to make FOIA requests for foreign journos #niemanLeaks conf [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:04 NiemanReports
11:04
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Global journalists can use America's Freedom of Information act to dig in their own back yards - egs from Cambodia and Romania #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:04 BBCPhilippaT
11:04
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: Many newspapers are very political.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:04 Jonathan Seitz
11:04
Twitter
Rabail26: 
72% of middle schools for girls in Pakistan without any security arrangements - FAFEN report: http://bit.ly/h4itIZ #Pakistan [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:04 Rabail26
11:05
Jonathan Seitz: 
[Apologies, anytime I've had KS is supposed to be KD for Kevin Doyle]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:05 Jonathan Seitz
11:05
Twitter
pcorral: 
I don't think the Cambodian, South African, Chilean or Romanian govts. would keep all their secret docs in the same server #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:05 pcorral
11:05
Jonathan Seitz: 
Q: wikileaks: Good for journalism in your country, or bad?
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:05 Jonathan Seitz
11:05
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Q: is Wilileaks good or bad for journalism in your country? #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:05 jonathanstray
11:06
Twitter
pcorral: 
#niemanleaks should allow questions through twitter... [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:06 pcorral
11:06
Jonathan Seitz: 
SC: I think it's a very good thing. Gas supplier in Ukraine was investigated for ten years for links to org. crime. In cables you can read about his links to organized crime
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:06 Jonathan Seitz
11:07
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Candea: cables showed that Ukraine gas exec was working with organized crime. WL good for journalism in my country. #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:07 jonathanstray
11:07
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: In ym country, WikiLeaks hasn't provided too much information. In think the phenomenon has been good for journalism. Gives emphasis to social networks as source outside of MSM
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:07 Jonathan Seitz
11:08
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: Not much in my country. IN Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has used cables to prove that opponent is weak. In future, could be used to root out sources. Put forward the primacy of "in the public interest" defenses.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:08 Jonathan Seitz
11:08
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Matus: I like that Wikileaks has created a news discussion outside of MSM in Chile #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:08 jonathanstray
11:08
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Panel notes WikiLeaks has allowed info out of often controlled media in country, but also a threat to getting sources to talk #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:08 DavidLeBoeuf
11:08
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: Always emphasizes primacy of journalists to provide context.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:08 Jonathan Seitz
11:09
Twitter
pcorral: 
is any politician going to talk openly to an American diplomat? finding a balance bet secrecy and transparency is key #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:09 pcorral
11:09
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: 2-3 stores from cables that related directly to Cambodia. It's in the public interest to publish them.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:09 Jonathan Seitz
11:09
Twitter
DavidLeBoeuf: 
Panel says that WikiLeaks also being given through journalists as opposed to blogs allows more discretion to protect security #niemanLeaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:09 DavidLeBoeuf
11:09
Twitter
NiemanReports: 
Rob Rose, biz reporter in South Africa: a major benefit of WikiLeaks is raising profile of mantra: "in the public interest" #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:09 NiemanReports
11:09
Jonathan Seitz: 
Q: What information from cables was used? most of it didn't seem new
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:09 Jonathan Seitz
11:10
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Global panel asked:Will #wikileaks encourage freedom, or promote reluctance to provide info? They agree: a positive phenomenon #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:10 BBCPhilippaT
11:10
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD: Some from Singaporian diplomats talking about opinions of Cambodia
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:10 Jonathan Seitz
11:10
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
You tweet, I will ask. “@pcorral: #niemanleaks should allow questions through twitter...” [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:10 jonathanstray
11:11
Jonathan Seitz: 
Q; To all: What role has the English language played in WIkileaks? Do you publish in English, or in native languages
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:11 Jonathan Seitz
11:11
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: El Pais published in Spanish, Wouldn't be acceptable to publish in English. Only 5% of Chile understands English
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:11 Jonathan Seitz
11:12
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: % correlates to higher income.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:12 Jonathan Seitz
11:12
Twitter
BBCPhilippaT: 
Me too! Good to take it outside the room. RT“@jonathanstray: You tweet, I will ask. “@pcorral: #niemanleaks (cont) http://tl.gd/7heed1 [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:12 BBCPhilippaT
11:13
Jonathan Seitz: 
AM: "Dealing with world where centers of power communicate in English" .. Addition challenge to journalism to cover how the world communicates.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:13 Jonathan Seitz
11:13
Jonathan Seitz: 
KD published in Khmer and English, SC published in Romanian and English.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:13 Jonathan Seitz
11:13
Twitter
jonathanstray: 
Matus on language: dealing with a world where the centers of power work in English. Of course you have to translate for readers #niemanleaks [via Twitter]
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:13 jonathanstray
11:14
Jonathan Seitz: 
Q: Why would it be wrong for bloggers to publish all cables? Who should be gatekeepers?
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:14 Jonathan Seitz
11:14
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: I do think context is crucial in decoding these cables.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:14 Jonathan Seitz
11:14
Jonathan Seitz: 
RR: I think the public interest principle should hold sway
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:14 Jonathan Seitz
11:15
Jonathan Seitz: 
And Panel 1 is finished. this liveblog will be closing down, and you can follow the next panel at http://nieman.harvard.edu/Microsites/SecrecyAndJournalismInTheNewMediaAge/MultimediaCoverage/PANELII.aspx beginning at 11:30.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:15 Jonathan Seitz
11:15
Jonathan Seitz: 
Thanks for joining us.
Thursday December 16, 2010 11:15 Jonathan Seitz
11:17