Assange Arrest Shows Importance of Media Transparency

With the arrest of Julian Assange in Britain on April 10, his six-year stint at the Ecuadorian embassy in London finally came to an end.

Assange, of course, is the founder of WikiLeaks, and whatever one may think of him, his actions provide an interesting case study in terms of the role whistleblowers play, and to what degree their actions can be considered journalism.