Wikileaks. I have heard and read this word so many times in the last few years. To be completely honest, media made such a fuss about it… So much so that they made it seem something so complicated, I thought I could never catch up with it. It’s trying to solve trigonometry problems without knowing basic algebra, or trying to read a detective story or starting to watch a thriller half way through… It is not impossible to try keeping up with it, but some important information and crucial details are missing and the story is just not as enjoyable anymore. Am I making any sense? Anyways, this whole Wikileaks thing seemed in full swing and there was so much going on as related to it… I was obviously trying to follow, but without fully understanding what it was. The documentary helped filling in the blanks I had about this whole story… It retraced the most important steps, achievements, and mechanisms of Wikileaks…
So, this is the point where I should write my impression to what has been said in this 50-minute-documentary, right? I’ve been trying to beat around the bush, but now it’s time… Thing is, I don’t really know what to say. As the very honest person I am, a person who hates lies, half-truths and considers omissions just as bad as actual tall stories, I would say that what Wikileaks has done is the best thing that could happen to the public. Knowing everything that is going on in the world should be a good thing. Well, that should normally be media’s responsibility and I think it is disturbing to discover that Wikileaks alone disclosed more information to the world than all the other media outlets put together… It is deceiving for the public and it actually shows how media fail at doing their job. However, I found myself wondering if really the world needs to know absolutely everything, if it is really relevant for every single person in the world, or at least those who actually have access to the news. I believe that some horror and reasons for grief could actually be concealed from the general public, or at least filtered by media experts… I am obviously not talking about myself in the first person, I believe I am educated enough to understand and interpret what is shown in the different media footages and leaks. However, some others might get worried needlessly. I’m thinking, for instance, about my grandmother who watches about six news shows per day and then somehow pours her concerns on my family members. She is always worried and jumps every time she hears an ambulance’s siren, and I wonder if this is really necessary. I don’t know… As I write this I find myself disagreeing with this last thought because I believe in the full disclosure of the truth, but I also kind of see the point of saving the world a little violent images…
Ylenia's Response to the Wikileaks Documentary
