Each page in the WikiLeaks Bibliography works slightly differently. While all bibliographical entries follow Chicago Manual of Style as closely as possible, each page is organized different based on the content is includes.
The primary sources, academic sources, books, and films are all organized by date, with the newest appearing at the top. Entries for academic sources and books are organized by date then last name.
When an entire anthology is about WikiLeaks, it appears in the books list. When only one or two entries in an anthology are about WikiLeaks, those chapters appear in the academic bibliography as article/chapter entries.
The longer bibliographical lists—such as the news media lists, interviews, and the academic bibliography—include subsections dated by year with anchor links to help you navigate form the top of the page to the desired section.
In the news media bibliographies, original reporting, opinion essays, editorials, and letters to the editor are all listed together in chronological order.
Many published works make passing reference to WikiLeaks, and so perhaps the most difficult part of creating the bibliography has been deciding which sources to include and which to exclude. Throughout all sections of the bibliography, sources that make only passing reference to WikiLeaks without extending our understanding of the organization have not been included. Sources have been included (1) if their central thesis or central purpose is to comment or report on WikiLeaks, (2) if they present a distinctive view or new information about WikiLeaks in a subsection, (3) if they rely on documents published by WikiLeaks as the basis of at least part of the analysis presented, or (4) if they shed light on the wider context of data activism and thus help situate WikiLeaks historically, socially, and politically.
When possible, all entries in the bibliographies are accompanied by a link to the source. The WikiLeaks Bibliography works to comply with all copyright and fair use regulations.
The Researcher Guides and the blog provide resources for beginning and continuing personal or professional research about WikiLeaks.
If you see any errors of notice anything missing that should be included in the bibliography, please contact our editor. All assistance is appreciated!