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The Memory Hole was a website edited by Russ Kick; first launched on July 10, 2002, last post on May 11, 2009. Before being hacked in June 2009, the site was devoted to preserving and publishing material that is in danger of being lost, is hard to find, or is not widely known. Topics include government files, corporate memos, court documents, police reports and eyewitness statements, Congressional testimony, reports from various sources, maps, patents, web pages, photographs, video, sound recordings, news articles, and books. The name is a tribute to the "memory hole" from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', a slot into which government officials deposit politically inconvenient documents and records for destruction.〔 〕 One of the most noticeable actions was the publication of several hundred photos depicting the coffins of U.S. soldiers fallen in Iraq. These were obtained by Russ Kick by filing a request based on the Freedom of Information Act. The photos sparked a controversy regarding the publication of war photos, public opinion and the behavior of the U.S. government. The website is the 2005 winner of the Project on Government Oversight's "Beyond the Headlines" Award.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Project On Government Oversight )〕 ==Notes== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Memory Hole (web site)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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