Lucille
12-08-2010, 06:57 PM
Meet The New Public Face Of WikiLeaks: Kristinn Hrafnsson (http://blogs.forbes.com/andygreenberg/2010/12/07/meet-the-new-public-face-of-wikileaks-kristinn-hrafnsson/)
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Julian Assange has often described himself as the lightning rod for WikiLeaks: the single individual who both represents the group’s cause and soaks up its critics’ anger. On Tuesday, lightning struck; Julian Assange has been arrested for sex crimes in London and denied bail, leaving WikiLeaks without its primary persona.
But there’s a second spokesperson for WikiLeaks who has been coming into the spotlight over the last few months: Icelandic investigative journalist and WikiLeaks staffer Kristinn Hrafnsson. Hrafnsson has been working with the whistleblowing group since April, and as Assange has become more reclusive and had his travel restricted by legal threats, Hrafnsson has become an increasingly visible spokesperson.
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Hrafnsson is a far more taciturn character than Assange, and not one who seems to relish the spotlight. He emphasized in our November interview that WikiLeaks wants to “gradually put more emphasis on the leaks than on Wikileaks, and more emphasis on the organization than the founder.”
As for the impact of Assange’s potential arrest? “This is not a one man organization,” he said. “We will continue our work.”
http://blogs-images.forbes.com/andygreenberg/files/2010/12/kristinnhrafnsson2-185x300.jpg
Julian Assange has often described himself as the lightning rod for WikiLeaks: the single individual who both represents the group’s cause and soaks up its critics’ anger. On Tuesday, lightning struck; Julian Assange has been arrested for sex crimes in London and denied bail, leaving WikiLeaks without its primary persona.
But there’s a second spokesperson for WikiLeaks who has been coming into the spotlight over the last few months: Icelandic investigative journalist and WikiLeaks staffer Kristinn Hrafnsson. Hrafnsson has been working with the whistleblowing group since April, and as Assange has become more reclusive and had his travel restricted by legal threats, Hrafnsson has become an increasingly visible spokesperson.
[...]
Hrafnsson is a far more taciturn character than Assange, and not one who seems to relish the spotlight. He emphasized in our November interview that WikiLeaks wants to “gradually put more emphasis on the leaks than on Wikileaks, and more emphasis on the organization than the founder.”
As for the impact of Assange’s potential arrest? “This is not a one man organization,” he said. “We will continue our work.”