The Fifth Estate Movie Analysis
Yash Mehta
Vaibhav Shah
Ethics
31 August 2017 a
Movie Review : The 5th Estate(2013)
The Fifth Estate is a 2013 true to life thriller movie directed by Bill Condon, about the news-spilling site WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and a partner, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, unite to become watchdogs over actions/activities of the privileged and powerful. In spite of sparse assets, they can make a stage for shriek blowers to release incognito information namelessly, along these lines uncovering government insider facts and corporate wrongdoings. However, a noteworthy fight ejects when Assange and Berg access the greatest store of classified knowledge archives in U.S. history. The site's overnight achievement conveyed moment popularity …show more content…
But in the US diplomatic cables leak case ( also known as Bradley Manning leaks ) Julian Assange exposed the confidential documents of U.S. army to the public which was provided by Bradley Manning in the raw form itself. Those documents contained sensitive information about U.S. Army and also contained the name and locations of people who were working with U.S. Army as spy agents in Afghanistan. The leaks imposed a big threat to the national security and people who were involved in that, several terrorist groups started identifying the spy agents and threatened to kill them. So this leaks caused a security threat for a nation and had put many lives in danger. From the Mill’s perspective raw bradley manning leaks can be considered as an act which was done for lower pleasures but also endangered lives of many people, so Raw Bradley Manning leaks can be considered as unethical act according to mill’s perspective. Bradley Manning leaks will also be unethical from the perspective of Jeremy Bentham’s theory because it breached the privacy of uncountable citizens. It is also evident that if Wikileaks have had redacted the names from the cables it would not negatively affect the peoples involved in military activities so in that case, it would be ethical according to utilitarianism …show more content…
“"The Fifth Estate".” The Fifth Estate, 18 Sept. 2013, wikileaks.org/IMG/html/wikileaks-dreamworks-memo.html. Accessed 3 Sept. 2017.
“About WikiLeaks.” What is WikiLeaks, wikileaks.org/What-is-Wikileaks.html. Accessed 3 Sept. 2017.
Allen, Anita L., "An Ethical Duty to Protect One’s Own Information Privacy?" (2013).Faculty Scholarship. Paper 451. scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_scholarship/451. Accessed 2 Sept. 2017.
“February 11, 2011 ~ WikiLeaks Ethics.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 10 May 2013, www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2011/02/11/february-11-2011-wikileaks-ethics/8125. Accessed 4 Sept. 2017.
Muller, Dennis. “WikiLeaks, journalism ethics and the digital age: what did we learn?” The Conversation, 1 July 2014, theconversation.com/wikileaks-journalism-ethics-and-the-digital-age-what-did-we-learn-28262. Accessed 3 Sept. 2017.
Walker, Peter. “Bradley Manning trial: what we know from the leaked WikiLeaks documents.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 30 July 2013, www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/30/bradley-manning-wikileaks-revelations. Accessed 4 Sept. 2017.
Works Cited
In The Matter Of: United States vs. PFC Bradley E. Manning. Freedom of the Press Foundation, 31 July 2013, ia801004.us.archive.org/22/items/usa-v-manning-third-party-transcripts/07-31-13-PM-session.pdf. Accessed 3 Sept. 2017. Unofficial
Vaibhav Shah
Ethics
31 August 2017 a
Movie Review : The 5th Estate(2013)
The Fifth Estate is a 2013 true to life thriller movie directed by Bill Condon, about the news-spilling site WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and a partner, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, unite to become watchdogs over actions/activities of the privileged and powerful. In spite of sparse assets, they can make a stage for shriek blowers to release incognito information namelessly, along these lines uncovering government insider facts and corporate wrongdoings. However, a noteworthy fight ejects when Assange and Berg access the greatest store of classified knowledge archives in U.S. history. The site's overnight achievement conveyed moment popularity …show more content…
But in the US diplomatic cables leak case ( also known as Bradley Manning leaks ) Julian Assange exposed the confidential documents of U.S. army to the public which was provided by Bradley Manning in the raw form itself. Those documents contained sensitive information about U.S. Army and also contained the name and locations of people who were working with U.S. Army as spy agents in Afghanistan. The leaks imposed a big threat to the national security and people who were involved in that, several terrorist groups started identifying the spy agents and threatened to kill them. So this leaks caused a security threat for a nation and had put many lives in danger. From the Mill’s perspective raw bradley manning leaks can be considered as an act which was done for lower pleasures but also endangered lives of many people, so Raw Bradley Manning leaks can be considered as unethical act according to mill’s perspective. Bradley Manning leaks will also be unethical from the perspective of Jeremy Bentham’s theory because it breached the privacy of uncountable citizens. It is also evident that if Wikileaks have had redacted the names from the cables it would not negatively affect the peoples involved in military activities so in that case, it would be ethical according to utilitarianism …show more content…
“"The Fifth Estate".” The Fifth Estate, 18 Sept. 2013, wikileaks.org/IMG/html/wikileaks-dreamworks-memo.html. Accessed 3 Sept. 2017.
“About WikiLeaks.” What is WikiLeaks, wikileaks.org/What-is-Wikileaks.html. Accessed 3 Sept. 2017.
Allen, Anita L., "An Ethical Duty to Protect One’s Own Information Privacy?" (2013).Faculty Scholarship. Paper 451. scholarship.law.upenn.edu/faculty_scholarship/451. Accessed 2 Sept. 2017.
“February 11, 2011 ~ WikiLeaks Ethics.” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, 10 May 2013, www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2011/02/11/february-11-2011-wikileaks-ethics/8125. Accessed 4 Sept. 2017.
Muller, Dennis. “WikiLeaks, journalism ethics and the digital age: what did we learn?” The Conversation, 1 July 2014, theconversation.com/wikileaks-journalism-ethics-and-the-digital-age-what-did-we-learn-28262. Accessed 3 Sept. 2017.
Walker, Peter. “Bradley Manning trial: what we know from the leaked WikiLeaks documents.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 30 July 2013, www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/30/bradley-manning-wikileaks-revelations. Accessed 4 Sept. 2017.
Works Cited
In The Matter Of: United States vs. PFC Bradley E. Manning. Freedom of the Press Foundation, 31 July 2013, ia801004.us.archive.org/22/items/usa-v-manning-third-party-transcripts/07-31-13-PM-session.pdf. Accessed 3 Sept. 2017. Unofficial