Paper Cut: NYT dumps WikiLeaks after cashing in on nobel cause

The whistleblowing website WikiLeaks has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The controversial news comes as its founder, Julian Assange, finds himself in yet another scandal - this time with the New York Times. The paper made a fortune off the back of the U.S. diplomatic cables leaked to it by Assange. But, as RT's Marina Portnaya found out, its gratitude only goes so far...

• 03 Feb 2011
• Duration: 04:19

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