WikiLeaks

Charlie Beckett is Director of POLIS at the London School of Economics. James Ball is a journalist with The Guardian and visiting lecturer at City University, London.

• Preface by Emily Bell viiIntroduction 11 What was new about WikiLeaks? 151.1 The creation of WikiLeaks 151.2 The challenge of WikiLeaks to alternative journalism 261.3 The challenge of WikiLeaks to mainstream media journalism 321.4 The challenge of WikiLeaks to power 402 The greatest story ever told? The Afghan war logs, Iraq war logs and the Embassy cables 462.1 Introduction 462.2 Collaboration and the Afghan war logs 482.3 The Iraq war logs: collaboration under stress 552.4 The cables and the legal attack 592.5 Rights, risks and responsibilities 672.6 The responsibility of journalism to avoid harm 692.7 Responsibility to tell the truth 722.8 Responsibility to hold power to account 752.9 Conclusion 833 WikiLeaks and the future of journalism 853.1 Introduction 853.2 WikiLeaks as part of the battle for the open Net 923.3 WikiLeaks as a model 1143.4 Hacktavism redux 1173.5 Advocacy NGO journalism 1203.6 Foundation and public journalism 1223.7 Mainstream whistle-blowers 1274 Social media as disruptive journalism: media, politics and network effects 1304.1 Transparency and the network 1314.2 Social media as political communications: 'The Arab Spring' 1354.3 WikiLeaks – what next? 1414.4 Conclusion: WikiLeaks, networked journalism and power 147Epilogue 160Notes 165Bibliography 182Index 190

"A well-written and interesting account of WikiLeaks’ history"Discourse and Communication "An incisive overview of the Wikileaks saga and its implications."The Age "An excellent systematic documentation on the history of WikiLeaks and the controversial role of the founder."Digital Journalism "Would be an excellent text to assign in courses on journalism. It comes highly recommended, since it is full of insight, is easy to navigate and makes compelling arguments."Central European Journal of International and Security Studies "A cool-headed, astute analysis of the social, political and technological context in which the now infamous website was formed."Engineering and Technology "This excellent study is a fascinating insight into WikiLeaks and is the first bookt o examine this new phenomenon of the age."Orange Standard "In this terrific book, Charlie Beckett with James Ball weave the disparate threads of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks - the future of journalism, of statecraft, of secrecy - into a readable and compelling narrative. Essential for anyone interested in the future of free speech or global politics."Clay Shirky, New York University "A fascinating insight into Wikileaks, and what its version of transparency means for the ethics, focus and newly emerging forms of journalism in our time. Beckett and Ball have produced a book that combines timeliness with significance in its examination of the implications of Wikileaks for journalism."David A L Levy, University of Oxford"Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand one of the biggest revolutions for journalism, whistleblowing and freedom of information."Jo Glanville, Editor, Index on Censorship