{"id":1647,"date":"2011-08-14T17:05:39","date_gmt":"2011-08-14T22:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2013-12-19T18:51:03","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T23:51:03","slug":"is-wikileaks-julian-assange-a-hero-or-a-villain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thoughtcast.org\/is-wikileaks-julian-assange-a-hero-or-a-villain\/","title":{"rendered":"Is WikiLeaks&#8217; Julian Assange a hero, or a villain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this sixth installment of Faculty Insight, produced in partnership with Harvard University Extension School, ThoughtCast speaks with Allan Ryan, the director of intellectual property at Harvard Business School Publishing, a member of the American Bar Association&#8217;s Committee on the First Amendment and Media Litigation, and an instructor at Harvard Extension School.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/25794352?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" height=\"295\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The subject is a sensitive one for journalists: Is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/media\/julian-assange\" target=\"_blank\">Julian Assange<\/a> one of us? Does <a href=\"https:\/\/wikileaks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WikiLeaks<\/a> serve a legitimate news-gathering purpose, or is it a dangerous, possibly illegal website that spreads official secrets without <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Due_diligence\" target=\"_blank\">due diligence<\/a> or consideration of the consequences?<br \/>\nLet us know what you think!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this sixth installment of Faculty Insight, produced in partnership with Harvard University Extension School, ThoughtCast speaks with Allan Ryan, the director of intellectual property at Harvard Business School Publishing, a member of the American Bar Association&#8217;s Committee on the First Amendment and Media Litigation, and an instructor at Harvard Extension School. 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