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<p>Preface by <i>Emily Bell</i> vii</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>1 What was new about WikiLeaks? 15</b></p> <p>1.1 The creation of WikiLeaks 15</p> <p>1.2 The challenge of WikiLeaks to alternative journalism 26</p> <p>1.3 The challenge of WikiLeaks to mainstream media journalism 32</p> <p>1.4 The challenge of WikiLeaks to power 40</p> <p><b>2 The greatest story ever told? The Afghan war logs, Iraq war logs and the Embassy cables 46</b></p> <p>2.1 Introduction 46</p> <p>2.2 Collaboration and the Afghan war logs 48</p> <p>2.3 The Iraq war logs: collaboration under stress 55</p> <p>2.4 The cables and the legal attack 59</p> <p>2.5 Rights, risks and responsibilities 67</p> <p>2.6 The responsibility of journalism to avoid harm 69</p> <p>2.7 Responsibility to tell the truth 72</p> <p>2.8 Responsibility to hold power to account 75</p> <p>2.9 Conclusion 83</p> <p><b>3 WikiLeaks and the future of journalism 85</b></p> <p>3.1 Introduction 85</p> <p>3.2 WikiLeaks as part of the battle for the open Net 92</p> <p>3.3 WikiLeaks as a model 114</p> <p>3.4 Hacktavism redux 117</p> <p>3.5 Advocacy NGO journalism 120</p> <p>3.6 Foundation and public journalism 122</p> <p>3.7 Mainstream whistle-blowers 127</p> <p><b>4 Social media as disruptive journalism: media, politics and network effects 130</b></p> <p>4.1 Transparency and the network 131</p> <p>4.2 Social media as political communications: 'The Arab Spring' 135</p> <p>4.3 WikiLeaks – what next? 141</p> <p>4.4 Conclusion: WikiLeaks, networked journalism and power 147</p> <p>Epilogue 160</p> <p>Notes 165</p> <p>Bibliography 182</p> <p>Index 190</p>

"A well-written and interesting account of WikiLeaks’ history"<br /> <i><b>Discourse and Communication</b></i><br /> <br /> "An incisive overview of the Wikileaks saga and its implications."<br /> <i><b>The</b> <b>Age</b><b><br /> <br /> </b></i>"An excellent systematic documentation on the history of WikiLeaks and the controversial role of the founder."<br /> <i><b>Digital Journalism</b></i><br /> <br /> "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."<br /> <i><b>Central European Journal of International and Security Studies</b></i><br /> <br /> "A cool-headed, astute analysis of the social, political and technological context in which the now infamous website was formed."<br /> <i><b>Engineering and Technology</b></i><br /> <br /> "This excellent study is a fascinating insight into WikiLeaks and is the first bookt o examine this new phenomenon of the age."<br /> <i><b>Orange Standard</b></i><br /> <br /> "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."<br /> <b>Clay Shirky, New York University</b> <p>"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."<br /> <b>David A L Levy, University of Oxford</b></p> <p>"Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand one of the biggest revolutions for journalism, whistleblowing and freedom of information."<br /> <b>Jo Glanville,</b> <b>Editor, Index on Censorship</b></p>

<b>Charlie Beckett</b> is Director of POLIS at the London School of Economics.<br /> <br /> <p><b>James Ball</b> is a journalist with <i>The Guardian</i> and visiting lecturer at City University, London.</p>

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