WSJ and Al-Jazeera Lure Whistleblowers

jjoelc writes "The success of Wikileaks in obtaining and releasing information has inspired mainstream media outlets to develop proprietary copycat sites. Al-Jazeera got into the act first, launching the Al-Jazeera Transparency Unit (AJTU), and On May 5, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), a subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co., Inc., launched its own site, SafeHouse. According to the EFF though, both sites offer 'false Promises' of anonymity."

Re:Not quite right...

[sn00ker]

And News Corp is owned bya guy [wikipedia.com] who's notorious for interfering in editorial decisions. If Murdoch doesn't like the story, it won't see the light of day in a single publication over which he has control.

Jeffrey Sterling and James Risen

[decora]

there is a case going on -right now- where Obama's DOJ is subpoenaing a reporter over a chapter in his book State of War.

this is probably the first time this has ever happened, in the entire history of the country, in an Espionage Act case.