Brevini, B. &
McCurdy, P. (2013). Beyond WikiLeaks: Implications for the Future of
Communications, Journalism and Society. Palgrave Macmillan.
One of the
spotlight of Wikileaks is the release of US secrets and confidential files on
the war of the Middle East. It raises questions on the security of the nation
and the capability of the government to secure its own secrets from the eyes of
the public. In this book, Brevini and McCurdy discussed the implications of
Wikileaks on the way journalism and communications work in the future. It seeks
to answer the ever-polarizing dilemma of disclosing information to public as a
an inherent right or the need to protect the government from the bias opinion
of the masses and the opportunistic views of enemies. Regardless of the moral,
ethical and legal grounds of Wikileaks disclosure, the issue comes to the
impact of Wikileaks on the future of communications.
Heller, K.J.
(2010). "Why the Benefits of WikiLeaks Far Outweigh Its Dangers." Opinio
Juris. Retrieved from http://opiniojuris.org/2010/12/03/why-wikileaks-good-far-outweighs-its-harm/
In this article,
Heller explored the advantages of Wikileaks in relation to its information
disclosure. It is a comprehensive review on how each aspect of the disclosure
provides the people enough information for them to decide on issues concerning
the national defense and security. In contrast, it also offers an explanation
on the disadvantages and harms that the disclosure of Wikileaks can make on the
security of the US government. In the end, Heller sounded the verdict of
proving that Wikileaks' benefits are far better than the damage it can do to
the nation.
Leigh, D. &
Harding, L. (2011). WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy.
PublicAffairs.
The era of
Wikileaks is not an era of simple dynamics, it is an era of powerful network.
The diclosure being made by Wikileaks with regards to important details of the
US government covers ethical, legal and political issues. In this book, Leigh
and Harding offers an in-depth review of these three aspects of the Wikileaks
disclosure. It opens Wikileaks to be under scrutiny and disclosure instead of
Wikileaks doing it.
Sifry, M. (2011). Wikileaks
and the Age of Transparency. OR Books.
The most important
issue regarding Wikileaks is transparency. In this book, the author explores
the right of the people to know what's happening in their government, the
obligation of the government to inform the populace, and the vitality of
protecting the government from invasion, either by principle or practice. Sifry
offered an argument on how the government reacts to the new age of information
and of transparency and its evolution from the traditional closed system.
Star, A. (2011).
Ed. Open Secrets: WikiLeaks, War and American Diplomacy. The New York
Times Company.
In this book
published The New York Times, Star unraveled important issues regarding
Wikileaks rise to global prominence and attention. It chronicled how Wikileaks
reached the doors of The New York times - which started the controversy. This
book edited by Star contained the opinion of political analysts and
communication experts who review the action of Wikileaks in disclosing
information that are potentially alarming to the national security of the
nation and stability of the government. It offered a trace on how these
information reach the hands of Wikileaks, and it offered a controversy on how
things happen under the watch of the government.
