Reflection 1 - WIkileaks

Prior to the first studio session I knew very little of wikileaks besides the controversy that follows with it. The idea behind it is unique and refreshing. With today's governments and corporations leaving so much hidden from the people, the transparency that wikileaks provides is a positive aspect for everyone, except for those being exposed. While I was reading about wikileaks and the work it has done in the world, it really does improve society and hold countries accountable for the evils they have tried to hide from the world. It provides whistle-blowers (a person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity) an anoymous outlet. Also, an interesting aspect of wikileaks is that it was a catalyst for another research topic in our class, the Arab Springs. The influence of wikileaks is constantly growing too; within this past week a Mexicoleaks website was launched. It was created by a journalist who felt the government was censoring the media too much. There apparently is a lot of corruption and scandal that needs to be addressed too. Transparency leads to a better world and wikileaks is doing its part to help.