Wikileaks makes the world more transparent

The publishing of confidential documents from US embassies by the whistle-blowing online platform Wikileaks serves the cause of transparency, writes the liberal-conservative daily Die Presse: "Publicity is both constructive and destructive. So what should be published, what can be published? The famous motto of the New York Times 'All the News that's Fit to Print' is unfortunately not a guideline but merely a reference to the fact that each case should be weighed up individually. A medium that claims to be a quality medium will make a point of constantly examining the legitimacy of its reporting. But in cases of doubt transparency must win the day. In the long term this is the better, more important option. Therefore it's good that something like Wikileaks exists, even if its most recent coup remains debatable."

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