Beyond WikiLeaks

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Benedetta Brevini, Arne Hintz, Patrick McCurdy

   Pages 1-10

3. WikiLeaks and the Networked Fourth Estate

   • Yochai Benkler

   Pages 11-34

4. Following the Money: WikiLeaks and the Political Economy of Disclosure

   • Benedetta Brevini, Graham Murdock

   Pages 35-55

5. The Leak Heard Round the World? Cablegate in the Evolving Global Mediascape

   • Lisa Lynch

   Pages 56-77

6. WikiLeaks and the Public Interest Dilemma: A View from Inside the Media

   • Chris Elliott

   Pages 78-84

7. “Something Old, Something New … ”: WikiLeaks and the Collaborating Newspapers — Exploring the Limits of Conjoint Approaches to Political Exposure

   • Hopeton S. Dunn

   Pages 85-100

8. WikiLeaks and Whistle-blowing: The Framing of Bradley Manning

   • Einar Thorsen, Chindu Sreedharan, Stuart Allan

   Pages 101-122

9. From the Pentagon Papers to Cablegate: How the Network Society Has Changed Leaking

   • Patrick McCurdy

   Pages 123-145

10. Dimensions of Modern Freedom of Expression: WikiLeaks, Policy Hacking, and Digital Freedoms

    • Arne Hintz

    Pages 146-165

11. Weak Links and WikiLeaks: How Control of Critical Internet Resources and Social Media Companies’ Business Models Undermine the Networked Free Press

    • Dwayne Winseck

    Pages 166-177

12. Wikileaks, Secrecy, and Freedom of Information: The Case of the United Kingdom

    • David Banisar, Francesca Fanucci

    Pages 178-190

13. WikiLeaks, Anonymous, and the Exercise of Individuality: Protesting in the Cloud

    • Stefania Milan

    Pages 191-208

14. Anonymous and the Politics of Leaking

    • Gabriella Coleman

    Pages 209-228

15. The Internet and Transparency Beyond WikiLeaks

    • Jillian C. York

    Pages 229-235

16. WikiLeaks and the Arab Spring: The Twists and Turns of Media, Culture, and Power

    • Ibrahim Saleh

    Pages 236-244

17. Twelve Theses on WikiLeaks

    • Geert Lovink, Patrice Riemens

    Pages 245-253

18. Amy Goodman in conversation with Julian Assange and Slavoj Žižek

    • Benedetta Brevini, Arne Hintz, Patrick McCurdy

    Pages 254-271

19. Back Matter

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The 2010 release of US embassy diplomatic cables put WikiLeaks into the international spotlight. Revelations by the leaks sparked intense debate within international diplomacy, journalism and society. This book reflects on the implications of WikiLeaks across politics and media, and on the results of leak journalism and transparency activism.

• culture
• economy
• Framing
• Internet
• journalism
• media
• mediascape
• politics
• society

“The book is a good source of academic knowledge on journalism ethics, whistle-blowing, and communication generally, and it also gives us firsthand descriptions of the inner workings of WikiLeaks from people who were actually involved in the group’s activities. … The book is a timely and important read, especially since it examines a very important issue of debate in journalism and communication generally.” (Ayodeji Awobamise, International Journal of Communication, Vol. 10, 2016)

“Benedetta Brevini, Arne Hintz, and Patrick McCurdy have drawn together scholars interested in the ways WikiLeaks has altered power dynamics in society, its political effects, and the way it has disrupted traditional journalism, while also bringing in familiar (or involved) voices from the WikiLeaks narrative. … Beyond WikiLeaks offers scholars who work in these areas a broader narrative and a way to avoid WikiLeaks being set aside as something of a moment.” (Scott Eldridge II, Digital Journalism, Vol. 3 (1), 2015)

• Department of Journalism, City University, London, UK

  Benedetta Brevini

• School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University, UK

  Arne Hintz

• Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, Canada

  Patrick McCurdy

Stuart Allan, Bournemouth University, Uk Julian Assange, Editor In Chief Of Wikileaks David Banisar, Senior Legal Counsel, Uk Yochai Benkler, Harvard University, Usa Benedetta Brevini, City University, Uk Gabriella Coleman, Mcgill University, Canada Hopeton S. Dunn, University Of The West Indies, Jamaica Chris Elliott, The Guardian, Uk Francesca Fanucci, Lawyer, Uk Amy Goodman, Radio And Television Host/Producer, Usa Arne Hintz, Cardiff University, Uk Geert Lovink, Freelance Writer, Holland Lisa Lynch, Concordia University, Canada Stefania Milan, Tilburg University, Holland Patrick Mccurdy, University Of Ottawa, Canada. Graham Murdock, Loughborough University, Uk Patrice Riemens, Waag Society, Holland Chindu Sreedharan, Bournemouth University, Uk Einar Thorsen, Bournemouth University, Uk Jillian C. York, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Usa Dwayne Winseck, University Of Ottawa, Canada Slavoj Zizek, University Of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Policies and ethics