April Fools was just over a month ago, yet it sounds like they're actually serious. Knowing what fine quality the WSJ has delivered since Murdoch bought it, one can only imagine what will come of this. Let's hope phone-hacking liberals isn't part of the plan but anything is possible with that crowd.
Robert Thomson, tech editor-in-chief of Dow Jones and managing editor of the Journal, said in a statement on Thursday: "The Wall Street Journal is the world's most trusted source of news, and SafeHouse will enable the collection of information and documents that could be used in the generation of trustworthy news stories."
SafeHouse opened for submissions on Thursday. Whistleblowers can choose whether to send their contact details or to remain anonymous. Users can also request to "become a confidential source" of the paper, though this requires contact details.
However, the site's terms and conditions – which users must agree to before uploading material – could prove controversial. They state that the Journal "reserve[s] the right to disclose any information about you to law enforcement authorities or to a requesting third party, without notice, in order to comply with any applicable laws and/or requests under legal process [...]".
