WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks is an international media organization that publishes leaked documents and other material supplied by confidential sources. Founded in 2006, it became known for publishing large collections of classified and diplomatic records.

Julian Assange: An Australian editor and activist who founded WikiLeaks and served as its public spokesperson. He founded the organization and became its most prominent representative.
Whistleblowing: The disclosure of information about wrongdoing or danger by someone within an organization. Many WikiLeaks materials were supplied by people disclosing information from inside institutions.
Collateral Murder: A 2010 WikiLeaks video showing a 2007 U.S. military airstrike in Baghdad that killed civilians and two Reuters employees. The edited video made a military incident central to public debate about the release.
Investigative journalism: Journalism that uses sustained research to uncover facts, practices, or institutions hidden from public view. WikiLeaks' document releases often depended on journalistic verification and interpretation.
Daniel Domscheit-Berg: A German computer specialist who worked with WikiLeaks before leaving in 2010. His departure exposed internal disputes over the organization's structure and security.
Cryptography: Methods for securing information by transforming it so that only authorized parties can read or verify it. Secure communication can help sources transmit material without exposing its contents.
Chelsea Manning: A former U.S. Army intelligence analyst convicted of disclosing classified military and diplomatic records to WikiLeaks. Manning was prosecuted for supplying a large share of WikiLeaks' 2010 releases.
The Guardian: A British newspaper founded in 1821 and published by the Scott Trust. Its partnership with WikiLeaks on major releases contrasted a newsroom model with a leak platform.
WikiLeaks Afghan War documents leak: A 2010 release of tens of thousands of classified U.S. military records about the war in Afghanistan. This major early release brought WikiLeaks sustained international attention.
Source protection: Practices that reduce the risk of identifying people who provide information to journalists. Protecting confidential sources is central to the risks of receiving and publishing leaks.

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