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Julian Assange wins Martha Gelhorn journalism prizeWikiLeaks founder praised as 'brave, determined,
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Julian Assange wins Martha Gelhorn journalism prizeWikiLeaks founder praised as 'brave, determined, independent' by judges
Jason Deans guardian.co.uk,
Thursday 2 June 2011 15.46 BST

Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has won the 2011 Martha Gelhorn prize for journalism.

The annual prize is awarded to a journalist "whose work has penetrated the established version of events and told an unpalatable truth that exposes establishment propaganda, or 'official drivel', as Martha Gellhorn called it".

"WikiLeaks has been portrayed as a phenomenon of the hi-tech age, which it is. But it's much more. Its goal of justice through transparency is in the oldest and finest tradition of journalism," Martha Gelhorn prize judges said in their citation.

"WikiLeaks has given the public more scoops than most journalists can imagine: a truth-telling that has empowered people all over the world. As publisher and editor, Julian Assange represents that which journalists once prided themselves in – he's brave, determined, independent: a true agent of people not of power."



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jun/02/julian-assange-martha-gelhorn-prize
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