New Info : Wikileaks now has 1.2 million leaked documents on line

Wikileaks is unable to comment on specific sources, since we do not collect this information. All we can say is that journalist and dissident communities report successfully using the network.

Some documents that Wikileaks leaks in future will no doubt seem mundane to some people, but interesting to others. A lot of people don't bother to read the business pages of the daily paper, yet the section is still important enough for the paper to publish it every day.

One of the areas Wikileaks is currently working on is how to structure ethically leaked information into meaningful, easy to access classifications. Do you break it down by country? By language? By subject? We want it to be reader friendly so obviously this is important to get right as a sort of foundation lattice for incoming information to be attached to.

Wikileaks needs make sure catagorization and analysis systems are robust and encompassing of material in multiple formats, languages and content. We're trickling new material into the wiki as old material is analyzed, expanding our knowledge of what types of catagorization and automation are needed and what kind of organizational processes are needed to motivate and support analysis.

As each analysis nears completion we will trickle in more material. We'll need many thousands of active analysts to transform extensive source material into something journalists can use easily. We do not require that every source document is analyzed, but it is important to get the framework right so political impact is strong.

How do you measure the authenticity of any document?
Wikileaks does not pass judgement on the authenticity of documents. That's up to the readers, editors and communities to do.

How can Wikileaks provide more exacting scrutiny than many organizations?
The scrutiny will come from the world community's ability to see the original document online, and then analyze and comment on it next to the document.

This will be of great assistance to journalists. It's hard for a journalist to be an expert in all areas they cover. The comments attaching to documents online will provide instant sources for the journalist's comment as well as analyses to consider.
Source : http://www.democraticunderground.com