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Public Perceptions of the Public Services and the Media

Public Perceptions of the Public Services and the Media Lesson Two: Wikileaks and its Impact on the Publics Perception of the Public Services Jonathan Jackson. Learning Outcomes Identify what Wikileaks is and its role? Watch a Video on the Organisation?

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Public Perceptions of the Public Services and the Media

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  1. Public Perceptions of the Public Services and the Media Lesson Two: Wikileaks and its Impact on the Publics Perception of the Public Services Jonathan Jackson

  2. Learning Outcomes • Identify what Wikileaks is and its role? • Watch a Video on the Organisation? • Analyse the impact of Wikileaks on the Public Services image to the Public?

  3. What is Wikileaks? • Wikileaks is website which was launched in 2006. • It was set up by a another business called The Sunshine Press. • Wikileaks is a website which claims to be a Non-Profit Organisation. • On the website, it shows millions of classified documents and media which has been stopped by governments around the world from being released to the people of their countries. • Wikileaks is run by a man called Julian Assange, who is a Australian political activist.

  4. These documents have been given to them by anonymous sources and their identities have never been revealed to the public. These documents include video footage taken from military units, reports taken from Security Services and organisations around the world. They have become famous for revealing the realities of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq since 2001. They have been criticised for revealing many civilians identities who have helped the British and Americans during both conflicts. Many have as a result been killed by the Taliban and other groups.

  5. Now I want you to watch the video about Wikileaks? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvmfOaZ34Pk 50 Minutes • What do you think of Wikileaks? • Are they Important? • What did you think of what was said in the video? • What do you think the public might think of the video content? • Is their political bias shown by Wikileaks? • How do you think Wikileaks has impacted on the publics Perceptions of the Public Services?

  6. Any Questions?

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