Julian Paul Assange was born on July 3, 1971. He is an Australian computer programmer, political/internet activist, publisher, and journalist. He coauthored his first nonfiction book by the time he was 25. He has been involved in nonfiction documentaries, newspapers, TV and internet in his early 20's. He is the editor in chief and founder of WikiLeaks, a media website which publishes information from whistleblowers. On 28 November 2010, WikiLeaks and its five international print media partners (Der Spiegel, The New York Times, Le Monde, The Guardian and El País) began publishing U.S. diplomatic cables.