How the Wikileaks, NYT, Guardian, De Spiegel expose happened, and the Murdoch plan.

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Watch the Listening Post program. You can view it here http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/listeningpost/2010/07/2010730113020365787.html , with a text summary, or here eventually http://www.youtube.com/show?p=ceu4IvpmNkY&feature=fvsp .

From the first link:

THE LISTENING POST
WikiLeaks and the media



This week on the Listening Post, we look at the commotion caused by Wikileaks' latest leak and we analyse how this leak differs from the rest. We also have a report on Rupert Murdoch's decision to charge for Times Online content.

The release of over ninety thousand documents by the whistle blowing website Wikileaks' is being compared to the legendary Pentagon Papers. Some say the story demonstrates an effective collaboration between old and new media.

We shed light on what role the three media outlets - The Guardian, The New York Times and Der Spiegel - played in releasing this story. We spoke to Nick Davies, The Guardian's special correspondent whose own collaboration with Wikileaks' founder, Julian Assange, led to this unique new and old media collaboration.

From their very inception, paywalls have been the subject of much debate. For most news organisations their websites are an expense which gets funded by their advertising revenue. The majority of newspapers are still looking for a profitable online business strategy. Due to the ubiquitous and competitive nature of the news industry, it is hard for companies to change their model and start charging for online content.

However, now that Rupert Murdoch with his media empire, is leading the charge that could all change. The question the Listening Post's Jason Mojica asks is, if he is successful, will the others follow?

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1. The Murdoch plan? He's leading the charge? Oooh, spicy, If

so, I hope this tidbit comes out.