Wikileaks: Changing The World Of The Investigative Journalist
Wikileaks is the website that publishes anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive government, corporate, organizational, or religious documents, while attempting to preserve the anonymity and untraceability of its contributors. Within one year of its December 2006 launch, its database had grown to more than 1.2 million documents. It is said that in the three years since Wikileaks start-up, they have had more scoops than the Washington Post has in the last 30 years.
In December of 2009, due to financial constraints, Wikileaks temporarily suspended all operations other than submission of material. That’s right, they went on strike. Materials that were previously published were no longer available, although some could still be accessed on unofficial mirror sites. Wikileaks originally stated on its website that it would resume full operation once the operational costs were covered, and on February 3rd Wikileaks announced that their minimum fundraising goal had been achieved. Their annual budget is $600,000. They lifted the service suspension after raising $430,000 in the month of January, 2010.
Wikileaks on the Culture Show – Friday 29th January 2010
