The guys at Wikileaks (a site I much admire) are not happy. And instead of bearing their unhappiness stoically, they are having a whinge. If they don’t press release stuff, it doesn’t get reported. Journalists are lazy. Bloggers are windbags. None of us escape.

Any journalist, any blogger, any academic, and indeed any human being who could set aside a cumulative half a day to read and make a few phone calls could say something worthwhile, original and interesting using these documents. [follow the links]

Professional journalists won’t without intervention because it doesn’t do anyone a favor that can be called in later and few can break even without plagiarism. [ouch]

In addition the respected press obtains its own power by mediating the conversation of competing powers – making sure each attack on a power group is supported by another power group. [I have a handy power group wall chart always to hand]

Secret documents from morally incensed secretaries upset this process. [bang goes that source]

The Internet media certainly won’t help – with few exceptions, it has relegated itself to revealing the mood of the amateur commentariat. [you’re all blowhards]

Its members primary motivation is to demonstrate in-group loyality on the issue de-jour; consequently it slavishly copies from the very professional press it maligns, rarely adding more than is necessary to advertise peer value conformity. [and copy-cats]

My advice?

Chin up guys! No one loves a misery guts.

PS: Their site is currently down…(2 May 2008)