WikiLeaks the new source of information in Brazil. Bad journalism?

Everybody who follows the news in Brazil is getting use to reading and watching facts revealed by WikiLeaks. The information is irrelevant for most of Brazilian people, but the press insist on increasing the importance of the facts. The news is generally sensationalist and involves the USA. For example, the news about F-18 Jets. It is known in Brazil since January 2010 that the Brazilian Air Force have passed over the Rafaele Jet, even though the president Lula and the Defense Minister prefers the French tornado. WikiLeaks transforms fragments of speech into facts. The "organization" is becoming a source of information for Brazilian press, and this is dangerous when the information is not checked.

In an interview with the Estado de São Paulo the WikiLeaks founder said he had information that could interfere into the Brazilian election, but they didn't have time to publish them. People who have the minimal knowledge about Brazilian politics knows that it would be extremely improbable to affect the election of 2010, since president Lula had a very high popularity index. The less educated Brazilian people (the majority of the population) did what Lula asked them to do, that is, to vote in Dilma. Up to now, the facts that WikiLeaks has published about Brazil have not seemed that they would have affected the election. Small things, big buzz.

The news of today was the reveal of US sensitives. The list includes supply chains, communication cables, and pharmaceutical facilities. Everybody who likes war history or plays war games knows that these facilities are sensitive places. The only thing you need is to find them.
Most of these sensitive locations are very obvious. For example, the list includes the laboratory that produces Tamiflu. Tamiflu is produced by Roche, Roche is a Swiss company, Tamiflu stock should be in Switzerland. Brazilian press reported the leak, but did not discuss the content. So again, small things, big buzz.

WikiLeaks has its relevance when it leaks information. But, what they publish must be checked by the press when republishing. WikiLeaks is biased, and now that it has been persecuted by some institutions, it is imperative to verify the veracity of the information. Also, when it is possible, to present both sides. This is good journalism , something that some Brazilian journalists are not doing.