Heather Brooke
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Heather Brooke
Heather Rose Brookeis a British-American journalist and freedom of information campaigner. Resident since the 1990s in the UK, she helped to expose the 2009 expenses scandal, which culminated in the resignation of House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
CountryUnited States of America
freedom information obviously
I'm a freedom of information campaigner, so obviously I support the cause of Wikileaks.
optimistic
I'm very optimistic, but I'm optimistic about individuals, not institutions.
easily fear
In the soil of ignorance, fear can easily be sown.
values wikileaks
The values of WikiLeaks have been completely overshadowed by Julian Assange.
people politics
There's not a self-regulating group of nice fair-playing people in politics. There are a lot of dodgy people in politics.
internet power
What the Internet has done is it has decentralised power.
courts criminal delayed leads pay
We pay a lot for our court service, but it's not enough. Courts are under-resourced, which leads to delayed justice - particularly in criminal courts.
money serious spend value work
If you don't think there is any value in the work I, or any other serious journalists do, then don't spend your money on it. At least you have the choice.
advertising appear costs covering license longer newspapers people somewhere whether
Newspapers are not free and they never have been. They can appear to be so, but someone, somewhere is covering the costs whether that is through advertising, a patron's largesse or a license fee. Advertising is no longer subsidising the industry and so the cost must fall somewhere - why not on the people who use it?