The Secret News Announces
'E-VILLE LEAKS'
Tracy Schroth, long time Emeryville resident and editor of The Secret News announced the launch of 'E-VILLE LEAKS' a new ongoing feature that will highlight public documents that Emeryville City Hall might not be so keen on the public scrutinizing .
Ms Schroth told the Tattler she sees a need for these documents to be circulating in the public realm, "A big part of what The Secret News is trying to do is get at the truth- a truth that the people in power often don't want exposed. So, even though much of what we print is public, it's not publicized. And because we print verbatim documents, we're letting the people evaluate more directly what the city is and isn't doing". She intoned, "We're not acting as the middleman (or woman) or interpreter, and thus be accused of distorting 'the facts'."
Asked about the obvious connection to the international whistle blowing website WikiLeaks, Ms Schroth said, "What ever its problems, WikiLeaks broke the most important stories in the past two years. So, I see real value in what they are trying to do". She added, "And at the The Secret News, this is just one approach we're taking; we will also continue to report and interpret the news as we see it".
E-VILLE LEAKS will appear on an occasional basis at The Secret News.
The Secret News is here: www.thesecretnewsonline.com
