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Whistleblowers and anonymous leaks: can the media do without them?

18:30 - 20:00   friday 27/04/2012 - Sala Baldeschi, Palazzo Bonucci

Luca De Biase

Il Sole 24 Ore

Arturo Filastò

Open Observatory of Network Interference

Kristinn Hrafnsson

editor Wikileaks

Alessandro Rodolfi

University of Milan

Guido Romeo

journalist and author

Whistleblowers and anonymous leaks: can the media do without them?

Whistleblowing is on the increase, with Wikileaks the tip of the iceberg and with traditional journalism heaving hard in the effort to keep up. A consideration of the current state of play, with a focus on the thorny issues of anonymity, verification and the involvement of third parties.