[FoME] Fwd: Wikileaks statement now online http://globalinvestigativejournalism.org/

[Christian Mihr]

JOURNALISTS FROM 39 COUNTRIES JOIN IN SUPPORT FOR WIKILEAKS

For more information, contact:

Gavin MacFadyen (UK)

Gmacfadyen(at)me.com, cell +44 (0)774 030 4570

Mark Lee Hunter (France)
MarkLeeHunter(at)gmail.com, portable +33 (0)6 27 81 00 87

Nicky Hager (New Zealand)

nicky(at)paradise.net.nz, +64 4 3845074

Lucy Komisar (USA)

LK(at)lucykomisar.com,+001 212 929-1610

Journalists from every region of the world have joined together to 
support the whistle-blowing organization Wikileaks and its founder 
Julian Assange who, they say, have provided an extraordinary resource 
for journalists around the world and made "an outstanding contribution 
to transparency and accountability on the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars".

The journalists, many of whom are prominent investigative reporters, 
come from countries as diverse as Russia and Namibia, and Israel and 
Indonesia, plus many from European countries and North America. The 
journalists, who are linked through investigative journalism networks, 
decided to speak out publicly after watching a growing campaign of 
threats and unfair criticisms against Assange and Wikileaks.

Following are the statement, the list of signatories and contacts for 
media enquiries about the statement in different regions of the world.

The petition has been posted on the 
*http://globalinvestigativejournalism.org/* site so that other 
journalists can add their signatures.

JOURNALISTS' STATEMENT ON ATTACKS ON WIKILEAKS

Julian Assange, founder of the whistle-blowing organization Wikileaks, 
is being angrily criticized and threatened for his part in huge leaks of 
military documents on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq (the 'War 
Diaries'). He is being accused of irresponsibly releasing confidential 
military information, of endangering lives of people named in the leaked 
military reports and even of espionage. Some media organizations have 
joined in this criticism.

We, journalists and journalist organizations from many countries, 
express our support for Mr. Assange and Wikileaks. We believe that Mr. 
Assange has made an outstanding contribution to transparency and 
accountability on the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, subjects where 
transparency and accountability has been severely restricted by 
government secrecy and media control. He is being attacked for releasing 
information that should never have been withheld from the public.

We believe Wikileaks had the right to post confidential military 
documents because it was in the interest of the public to know what was 
happening. The documents show evidence that the US Government has misled 
the public about activities in Iraq and Afghanistan and that war crimes 
may have been committed.

Has Wikileaks endangered lives? There was legitimate criticism of 
Wikileaks for not vetting the Afghanistan documents fully enough, with 
some names such as informers being released. Fortunately there is no 
evidence that anyone has been injured or killed as a result. We note 
that Wikileaks learned from that mistake and has been much more careful 
with the Iraq documents. Overall, Wikileaks' factual reporting of 
numerous undisputed abuses and crimes is of far greater significance 
than the widely criticized mistakes over inadequate redacting.

Mr. Assange is being personally pressured because of his involvement in 
the military leaks, including threats of espionage charges. Mr. Assange 
is no more guilty of espionage than any journalist or any 
whistleblower.This is a terrible precedent and one that is contrary to 
open government.

If it is espionage to publish documents provided by whistle blowers, 
then every journalist will eventually be guilty of that crime. Mr. 
Assange deserves our support and encouragement in the face of the attacks.

Since it was launched in 2006, Wikileaks has been an extraordinary 
resource for journalists around the world, furthering transparency at a 
time when governments are reducing it. Although it is not part of the 
media, and does not purport to be, its mission of informing the public 
and reducing unjustified secrecy complements and assists our work. As 
grateful beneficiaries of Wikileaks and Mr. Assange's work, we stand in 
support of them at this time.

Signatories:

1.Knut Ivar Aarstein, Journalist at www.vol.no <http://www.vol.no>, (Norway)

2.Thomas Alling, Editor, Danish National Broadcasting Corp., (Denmark)

3.AgendiaAloysius, Freelance Journalist, (Cameroon/Sweden)

4.Brigitte Alfter, Freelance Journalist, (Denmark)

5.Heidi Molstad Andresen, The Foundation for Investigative Journalism 
(SKUP), Norway

6.Ana Arana, Directora, Fundación MEPI, Periodismo de Investigación, 
Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Ciudad de Mexico, (Mexico)

7.Justin Arenstein, Forum for African Investigative Reporters 
<http://www.fairreporters.org>, (South Africa)

8.Paolo Bertossa, Journalist, (Switzerland)

9.GunvorBjerre, Journalist (Denmark)

10.Jan-Morten Bjornbakk, Reporter Norwegian News Agency (Norway)

11.Kristina Borjesson, Investigative Reporter/TV Producer, (USA)

12.Tricia Bots, Journalism Teacher at Fontys Hogeschool, board member of 
Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists, (Netherlands)

13.GuilhermeBrendler, Reporter, (Brazil

14.Kim Bredesen, Freelance Journalist (Norway)

15.J. Cholo Brooks, CEO Global News Network, Inc., Publisher of The Star 
Newspaper, (Liberia)

16.Susan Brownmiller, Author, (USA)

17.Hans Christoph Buch, Writer and Journalist, (Germany)

18.Thomas Buch-Andersen, Journalist, Danish National Public Radio 
(DR-P1), (Denmark)

19.Stefan Candea, The Romanian Center for Investigative Journalism, 
(Romania)

20.Jean-Philippe Ceppi, Swiss Investigation Network, Producer Swiss 
Television, (Switzerland)

21.Else Christensen, Freelance Journalist, (Denmark)

22.Marc Cooper,Author and Journalist, (USA)

23.Staffan Dahllöf, Freelance Reporter, (Denmark)

24.Ides Debruyne, Executive Director, The Pascal Decroos Fund for 
Investigative Journalism, (Belgium)

25.Piet Depuydt, Investigative Reporter at NRC Handelsblad, Chancellor 
Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists, (Belgium)

26.Danka Derifaj, Investigative Reporter, NovaTV, (Croatia)

27.Paulette Desormeaux Parra, Freelance Journalist, (Chile).

28.Paul Fein, Freelance Journalist, (USA)

29.Lucas Ferraz, reporter, Folha de S.Paulo (Brazil)

30.Jacqueline Fowks, Reporter of IDL-Reporteros, (Peru)

31.Jan (George) Frajkor, Assoc. Prof. (Ret.) School of Journalism, 
Carleton University, Ottawa,(Canada)

32.Jan Gunnar Furuly, Journalist, daily Aftenposten/SKUP, (Norway)

33.Frank Garbely, Journalist & Documentary Director, Geneva (Switzerland).

34.Henry Gombya, Editor-in-Chief, Str8talk Chronicle, London, (UK).

35.Nicky Hager, Journalist, Author of "Secret Power: New Zealand’s Role 
in the International Spy Network," (New Zealand),

36.Per Henrik Hansen, Freelance Journalist, (Denmark)

37.StaaleHansen, Journalist, Investigative journalism unit, Norwegian 
Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) (Norway)

38.Peter Hartung, Freelance Editor, (Denmark)

39.Frank Hartzell, News Reporter and Editor (USA)

40.MansoorHassan, Northwest Editor, Urdu Times, (UK)

41.Eric Hennekam, Journalism Teacher Netherlands and Belgium, Member of 
Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists, (Netherlands)

42.Doug Henwood, Editor, Left Business Observer, (USA)

43.ThiagoHerdy Lana, Repórter jornal O Globo (Brazil)

44.Declan Hill, Author; "The Fix: soccer and organized crime," 
www.howtofixafootballmatch.com <http://www.howtofixafootballmatch.com>, (UK)

45.Dwight Hines, IndyMedia, Member, Investigative Reporters and Editors 
(USA)

46.Krister Clausen Hoaas , Journalist, Bergens Tidende, (Norway)

47.Benjamin Holst, Editor at Kommunen, Co-founder of DanWatch, (Denmark)

48.Otto Hostettler, Journalist, Beobachter (Observer), (Switzerland)

49.Mark Lee Hunter, Author, "Story-Based Inquiry: A Manual for 
investigative Journalists," UNESCO 2009, (France)

50.David Ibrahim, Multimedia Journalist, (Lebanon)

51.Doug Ireland, U.S. Correspondent, Bakchich magazine 
(France) and International Editor, Gay City News, New York City, (USA)

52.MiloradIvanovic, Executive Editor, Blic daily, Belgrade (Serbia)

53.Barbara Iverson, Co-publisher ChicagoTalks.org, (USA)

54.Mario Augusto Jakobskind, Journalist, Member of the Council of 
Brazilian Press Association/ABI, (Brazil)

55.SolveigGram Jensen, Freelance, (France)

56.AsbjørnSlot Jørgensen, Journalist, Associate Professor Danish School 
of Media and Journalism, (Denmark)

57.Tommy Kaas, External Lecturer at Roskilde University and Editor at 
Kaas & Mulvad, (Denmark)

58.Henrik Kaufholz, Asst. Foreign Editor, Politiken, Copenhagen, and 
Coordinator in the network "Scoop", (Denmark)

59.Martin Kaul, Journalist, Taz-Die Tageszeitung, (Germany)

60.Stetson Kennedy, Investigative Journalist/historian/lecturer, Fellow, 
Society of Professional Journalists, (USA)

61.Oleg Khomenok, SCOOP network for investigative journalists in East 
and Southeastern Europe coordinator, (Ukraine)

62.Andreas Klamm–Sabaot, Journalist, Radio TV IBS Liberty (UK)

63.Phillip Knightly, Author and journalist, (UK)

64.Lucy Komisar, Investigative Journalist, thekomisarscoop.com/, (USA)

65.Ketil Kristiansen, Freelance Journalist, (Norway).

66.Simon Kruse, Foreign Correspondent, (Denmark)

67.Joke Kujenya, Convenor, Media Mentors, (Nigeria)

68.Alain Lallemand, Foreign Correspondent, Le Soir, (Belgium)

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69.BjarkeLarsen, Journalist, Publisher, (Denmark)

70.Paul Lashmar, Investigative Journalist and Lecturer, Brunel 
University, London, (UK)

71.Anne Lea Landsted, Associate Professor, Centre for Journalism, 
University of Southern Denmark, (Denmark)

72.Maggie Lee, Freelance Reporter, (USA)

73.SasaLekovic, Investigative Journalism Center, (Croatia)

74.David Leloup, Freelance Journalist, (Belgium)

75.RógerLindo, Journalist, La Opinion Newspaper, (USA)

76.Gwen Lister, Editor, The Namibian, (Namibia)

77.Bill Marsden, Reporter, The Gazette, Montreal, (Canada)

78.EspenReiss Mathiesen, Asst. Prof. University of Stavanger, (Norway)

79.Patrick Mayoyo, Investigative Journalist, (Kenya/UK)

80.Gavin MacFadyen, Director, Centre for Investigative Journalism, City 
University, London, (UK)

81.Bruno Pires de Oliveira Mattos, Culture Producer, (Brazil)

82.Leandro Melito Ferreira, Repórter, Jornal Brasil Atual, (Brazil)

83.YossiMelman, Haaretz, (Israel)

84.Gard L. Michalsen, Editor of Sortlands Avisa, (Norway)

85.Christian Mihr, n-ost Network for Reporting on Eastern Europe, (Germany)

86.David Miller, Spinwatch.org, Scotland, (UK)

87.Lars Møller, Reporter and External Lecturer at Danish School of Media 
and Journalism, (Denmark)

88.SeverinoMotta, Reporter, Brasília (Brazil)

89.Nils Mulvad, Assistant Professor, Danish School of Media and 
Journalism and editor at Kaas & Mulvad, (Denmark)

90.Ricardo Nespoli, Journalist, (Brazil)

91.Patrick Nolan, Marshall Democrat-News, Marshall Missouri, (USA)

92.Lars Richard Olsen, Journalist Altaposten, (Norway)

93.Lise Olsen, Investigative Reporter, (USA)

94.Okke Ornstein, Journalist, www.ornstein.org 
<http://www.ornstein.org>, (Netherlands/Panama)

95.Morten Øverbye, Founder, desk.no <http://desk.no>, (Norway)

96.Gabriela Pablos, Journalist, News Center of United Nations Framework 
Convention on Climate Change, ( Mexico)

97.Alia Papageorgiou, Editor/Columnist, New Europe, (Belgium)

98.JørgenFlindt Pedersen, Journalist, Former Managing Editor of Danish 
TV2, and Former Chairman of the Danish Association for Investigative 
Journalism, (Denmark)

99.Luisa Purchio Haddad, Journalist, (Brazil)

100.Paul Cristian Radu, The Romanian Center for Investigative 
Journalism, (Romania)

101.Jan Erik Range, Journalist, Netmedia (Norway)

102.Gloria Reyes, International Journalist, (Germany)

103.Laura Robinson, Freelance Journalist, Member, Writers Union of 
Canada (Canada)

104.Fernando Rodrigues, President, Brazilian Association for 
Investigative Journalism, (Abraji) (Brazil)

105.Matthew Rothschild, Editor,  The Progressive, (USA)

106.Kirsten Rulf, WDR German Public TV, (Germany)

107.ArmenSargsyan, Investigative Broadcast Journalist, (Armenia)

108.EwaldScharfenberg, Journalist, Executive Director, Instituto Prensa 
y Sociedad de Venezuela, (Venezuela)

109.Danny Schechter, Media Channel, (USA)

110.Ben Schiller, Freelance Journalist, theschiller.com, (UK)

111.Jon Shafer, Journalist, (USA)

112.Anna Sharogradskaya, Director of the Regional Press Institute, Saint 
Petersburg, (Russia)

113.Joe Shea, Editor-in-Chief, www.american-reporter.com 
<http://www.american-reporter.com>, (USA)

114.Hyonhee Shin, Business Reporter, The Korea Herald (South Korea)

115.Leo Sisti, Writer, Contributing Reporter at L'Espresso and Il Fatto 
Quotidiano, (Italy)

116.Mary Slosson, Journalist, (USA)

117.Margo Smit, Freelance Investigative Reporter, Director Dutch-Flemish 
Association of Investigative Journalists, (Netherlands)

118.Marcelo Soares, Special Reporter at MTV Brazil and ICIJ Member, Sao 
Paulo, (Brazil)

119.Barbara Probst Solomon, Author and Journalist, cultural 
correspondent El País, Spain, (USA)

120.DubesSonego Junior, Reporter at Brasil Economico, (Brazil)

121.KaterinaSpasovska, Assistant Professor, Western Carolain University/ 
Former Journalist, (Macedonia)

122.Kannan Srinivasan, Former Senior Editor, Indian Express 
Publications, Bombay, and Kannan Srinivasan Newsletter, (Australia)

123.Kitty Stapp, North American Editor, Inter Press Service (IPS), (USA)

124.Martin Stoll, News Editor, SonntagsZeitung, (Switzerland)

125.Dominique Strebel, Reporter, Beobachter (Observer), Axel-Springer 
(Switzerland)

126.Carlos Subero, coordinator of Diario La Calle office in Caracas, 
(Venezuela)

127.Kaka Suminta, Chairman of Indonesia Journalist Forum, (Indonesia)

128.Drew Sullivan, Advising Editor, Center for Investigative Reporting 
(www.cin.ba)

Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project,

Sarajevo, (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

129.Joy Summers, Investigative Television Producer, (South Africa)

130.Peter Svaar, Foreign Affairs Reporter, Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. 
(NRK)(Norway)

131.Elvis Tah, Buea City Reporter, The Post Newspaper (Cameroon)

132.Nadia Tarantini, Writer and Journalist, (Italy)

133.MarleenTeugels, Journalist-Lecturer, (Belgium)

134.PiaThordsen, Journalist, TVSyd, Denmark

135.Serena Tinari, Journalist, RSI - Swiss Television, (Switzerland)

136.StanimirVaglenov, Bulgarian Investigative Journalism Center, (Bulgaria)

137.Ingrid Van Daele, Investigative writer at Knack, Board Member of 
Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists, (Belgium)

138.Marcel van Silfhout, Investigative Reporter at VARA, Public TV, 
Board Member of Dutch-Flemish Association of Investigative Journalists, 
(Netherlands)

139.ConstanzaVieira, Correspondent, Inter Press Service (IPS) news 
agency, (Colombia)

140.Anne-Frédérique Widmann, Journalist, head of the investigation cell, 
Swiss Television (RTS), (Switzerland)

141.Ian Williams, U.S. & UN Correspondent, Tribune, London, (USA)

142.Dina Yafasova, Journalist, (Denmark)

143.Denise Zandonadi, Repórter, Jornal A Gazeta, Vitória, Espírito 
Santo, (Brazil)

144.BlažZgaga, Freelance Journalist, (Slovenia)

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