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    State Department To Columbia University Students: DO NOT Discuss WikiLeaks On Facebook, Twitter
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/04/state-department-to-colum_n_792059.html

    Talking about #WikiLeaks on Facebook or Twitter could endanger your job prospects, a State Department official warned students at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs this week.

    An email from SIPA’s Office of Career Services went out Tuesday afternoon with a caution from the official, an alumnus of the school. Students who will be applying for jobs in the federal government could jeopardize their prospects by posting links to WikiLeaks online, or even by discussing the leaked documents on social networking sites, the official was quoted as saying.

    “[The alumnus] recommends that you DO NOT post links to these documents nor make comments on social media sites such as Facebook or through Twitter,” the Office of Career Services advised students. “Engaging in these activities would call into question your ability to deal with confidential information, which is part of most positions with the federal government.”

    • http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/06/wikileaks-cables-founder-julian-assange

      [John H Coatsworth, dean of Columbia university’s school of international and public affairs (Sipa)] said: “Sipa’s position is that students have a right to discuss and debate any information in the public arena that they deem relevant to their studies or to their roles as global citizens, and to do so without fear of adverse consequences. The WikiLeaks documents are accessible to Sipa students (and everyone else) from a wide variety of respected sources, as are multiple means of discussion and debate both in and outside of the classroom.”