Both the names Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning (formerly Bradley Manning), are enough to spark up a controversial conversation about what qualifies as free speech. Responsible for exposing some of the most top secret injustices of governments and wars, some thought Assange and Manning actions were evil, not noble.
However, no matter what people think about these two whistleblowers, the truth is the knowledge they uncovered was shocking. In an article from Truth Dig titled: Top 10 Ways Bradley Cooper Changed the World is a list of secrets Manning exposed, and in turn provided the appropriate spotlight to generate change. The most well-known example is the Collateral Murder video where a helicopter opened fire on unarmed non-combatants in Iraq, two Reuter journalists, and children. This video really gave a visual, and undeniable truth of what was going on when US troops were stationed in Iraq.
The Collateral Murder video was released on Wikileaks, along with with the U.S.'s relationship with Yemen's dictatorship to hide our bombing strikes there, and the Obama's administration's pressure on nations not to bring to court Bush officials for torture.
Like other independent media creators, Assange and Manning believe in shedding light on topics that mainstream media either won't cover, or doesn't have the capabilities to cover.
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