Furthermore, Its important to understand just how important of a role the media plays in our society. Wikileaks represents an unbiased source, which demonstrates many things that we need in our society. News organizations are responsible for shaping the way we view political candidates, many of whom we will never get to meet or observe directly. They are the ones we elect into office to run our country and essentially forfeit our liberties to. Indeed conflicts of interest shape what is reported and not reported ot the public, which can have detrimental results on a society that relies on the news to help make monumental decisions that affect the way we live our lives and perceive the world at large. Because of this, it's important for the media to be as fair and unbiased as possible, honest and relevant in their reporting. However, journalism has become an industry not about informing the public and keeping governments honest, but just another opportunity for competition and profit completely interfering with the integrity of such endeavors. Why is this important? Wealthy individuals directly or indirectly tied to the media have founded and funded these think tanks that shape political discourse and influence the way people view particular people and policies. The fact that so many people ( the majority, in fact) are receiving limited and tainted information that promotes a particular point of view essentially likens us to manipulated pawns specifically kept uninformed as if we belong to a less important under-class. Wikileaks is a transparent, non profit organization that provides a secure and anonymous way for people to send information tot journalists that otherwise would not have made the evening news. The anonymity factor is increasingly important in a world that seeks to stifle our civil liberties such as freedom of speech and the press-- especially because our less that ethical government cannot be trusted to simply not persecute you for truth-telling as they have done so many times before. However, unlike other anonymous sources, Wikileaks actually fact-checks all of their information, and further, provides access to their acquired resources so viewers can be confident they are receiving completely unfettered evidence.