<p>Good speech, I'll do research on the media conglomerates that may be influencing such spin at these publications and shine a light on them through the superpowers of blog syndication.</p>
<p>If you know who owns that publication let me know please :-)</p>
<p>Jay Emerson<br>
Administrative Officer<br>
Pirate Party of New York</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Dec 4, 2010 12:29 PM, "Amelia Andersdotter" <<a href="mailto:teirdes@gmail.com">teirdes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> If something can be said about the current situation of Wikileaks founder<br>
> Julian Assange it is that a Swedish newspaper, Expressen, has consistenly<br>> and deliberately published names and pictures of people who are not yet<br>> convicted, and to whom a primary investigation have not even been started.<br>
> <br>> This is the third time Expressen has engaged in this conduct since 2006. The<br>> difference this time is that very few paper, primarily international media,<br>> has managed to criticize this behaviour which essentially leads to primary<br>
> conviction by the populace and lynchmobs rather than a fair trial by a,<br>> presumably, non-partisan court.<br>> <br>> I think that especially in criminal cases this conduct is despicable and an<br>> unethical exploitation of media and press freedom to bypass the legal<br>
> system. I criticize Expressen generally though. They are a bad publication<br>> and anyone who supports them should be slightly ashamed.<br>> <br>> /a<br>> <br>> On 4 December 2010 18:20, Amelia Andersdotter <<a href="mailto:teirdes@gmail.com">teirdes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>>><br>>><br>>> On 4 December 2010 12:17, Mikulas.Ferjencik <<a href="mailto:Mikulas.Ferjencik@seznam.cz">Mikulas.Ferjencik@seznam.cz</a>>wrote:<br>>><br>>>><br>>>><br>
>>> I would like to note, that PPI is not supposed to issue Press releases, so<br>>>> it is more appropriate to prepare a press release, which can separate PPs<br>>>> endorse. It would also be good to include what do respective PPs do to<br>
>>> support wikileaks.<br>>>><br>>><br>>> The Swedish Pirate Party and myself do not support Wikileaks as such, but<br>>> leaking and leaking services in general (including OpenLeaks, cryptome and<br>
>> the newly formed Serbian project for leaks). We would like to see an<br>>> inclusive statement that considers the benefit over whistleblowers in<br>>> general, and not a specific service for this purpose.<br>
>><br>>> Wikileaks can certainly be exemplified, but it is important that they do<br>>> not get to represent the entire leaking community, and especially that they<br>>> do not overshadow the brave men and women who make sure the leaks get out<br>
>> there in the first place.<br>>><br>>> Amelia Andersdotter<br>>><br>>><br>>>> ____________________________________________________<br>>>> Pirate Parties International - General Talk<br>
>>> <a href="mailto:pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net">pp.international.general@lists.pirateweb.net</a><br>>>> <a href="http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general">http://lists.pirateweb.net/mailman/listinfo/pp.international.general</a><br>
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