EPISODE · Mar 1, 2011
WikiLeaks
from Let every word echo in your imagination · host Luke Harding
s founder Julian Assange, and the ethical, legal, and political controversies it has both uncovered and provoked. The extraordinary twists and turns of WikiLeaks have been closely followed by the Guardian newspaper ever since the website launched in 2006, and Guardian journalists have had unprecedented access to all the major players, from angry and embarrassed politicians and diplomats to the extraordinary figure of Julian Assange himself. At different times, Assange hid at David Leigh’s homes. Here they reveal the many strands - legal, ethical, security related - of a story that continues to dominate world headlines. They look at the internet culture and technology that made the mining of secret information possible and at the fanatical hackers who set up WikiLeaks. They explore the secret goings-on that WikiLeaks has uncovered, from the revelation of extrajudicial killings in Kenya in 2008 to the avalanche of US diplomatic cables in 2010.
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Visit the episode webpage below to sign up to the Audible 30-day free trial to listen to full audiobooks for free! Title: WikiLeaks Subtitle: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy Categories: Censorship, Liberty, Politics Author: Luke Harding Narrator: Richard Powers Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Release date: 03-01-2011 Language: English Summary: A team of journalists with unparalleled inside access provides the first full, in-depth account of WikiLeaks, its founder Julian Assange, and the ethical, legal, and political controversies it has both uncovered and provoked. The extraordinary twists and turns of WikiLeaks have been closely followed by the Guardian newspaper ever since the website launched in 2006, and Guardian journalists have had unprecedented access to all the major players, from angry and embarrassed politicians and diplomats to the extraordinary figure of Julian Assange himself. At different times, Assange hid at David Leigh’s homes. Here they reveal the many strands - legal, ethical, security related - of a story that continues to dominate world headlines. They look at the internet culture and technology that made the mining of secret information possible and at the fanatical hackers who set up WikiLeaks. They explore the secret goings-on that WikiLeaks has uncovered, from the revelation of extrajudicial killings in Kenya in 2008 to the avalanche of US diplomatic cables in 2010.
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