The WikiLeaks Paradigm Paradoxes and Revelations /

• Main Author: Marmura, Stephen M. E. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Communication.; Digital media.; Political sociology.; Mass media.; Political communication.; Media and Communication.; Digital/New Media.; Political Sociology.; Media Sociology.; Political Communication.

WikiLeaks poses a unique challenge to state and commercial institutions. This book considers the whistleblower platform's ongoing importance, focusing on the informational and communicative paradoxes it faces, and the shifting strategies it has adopted over time. Attention to these matters prov...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction: WikiLeaks as a New Form of Activism
• 2 Information Abundance and Media Credibility in a Fragmented Public Sphere
• 3 Lessons from Collateral Murder
• 4 The Non-revelations of Cablegate
• 5 Emerging Affinities: WikiLeaks in the Context of a Legitimation Crisis
• 6 WikiLeaks' American Moment: The DNC Emails, Russiagate and Beyond.