Deep Dives Research Challenge 7 | Wikileaks Archive
Deep Dives 7
“WikiLeaks is a giant library of the world’s most persecuted documents. We give asylum to these documents, we analyze them, we promote them and we obtain more.”
- Julian Assange
The Wikileaks archive contains well over 10 million documents Wikileaks Docs have been cited in over 28,000 academic papers and US court filings
https://www.wikileaks.org/
Participants are able to select their own topic for research depending on individual interest. Broad categories from international politics, the economy, war, military, corporations, trade, intelligence, etc. offer endless possibilities. Use the custom search feature to sharpen your focus.
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The Wikileaks Index
Back in late 2016, Wikileaks revealed the existence of a little known index that combines onsite and offsite resources relating to Wikileaks material. This invaluable tool helps make the mammoth amount of documents available on the Wikileaks website more accessible and systematic.
https://file.wikileaks.org/file/
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We recommend that you take the time to properly explore available privacy tools and VPNs.
The Wikileaks Archive Challenge
Search the Wikileaks archive at wikileaks.org Find an overlooked, underrated, underreported or obscure leak/ email/ cable/document/ court filing on a topic that interests you. Build a post around your findings Provide additional sources to make your case and strengthen your position Explain the significance of the leak and why it’s an important piece of news that should be communicated to the public.
If you’re having trouble finding a focus, begin with a person, country or topic of interest such as; Clinton / Netanyahu / Gaddafi / Saudi Arabia / China / Chemical Weapons / Free Trade / Trafficking / etc.
You never know what will turn up!
Rules
Help spread the word, resteem this post Limited to 1 contest entry per account Submissions must be made in a separate post (not in the comments) Submissions must be posted before the deadline (UTC -Saturday, October 6th 2018, 12.00.00PM) This research challenge is open for two weeks Use the lead tag “deepdives” Your entry must include references to a document/documents found in the Wikileaks archive Provide a link to the specific document or page Make an attempt to keep your post concise and to the point You may leave a link to your entry in the comments below
Please, do not plagiarize the work of others
Note: Longer entries with multiple links and references does not equate to higher quality. Clear and concise work with a handful of supporting sources is preferable.
Winners The Winning Post Should Meet the rules criteria Winners will be announced 48hrs after the submission deadline Well researched Fully sourced Clearly presented Original Content (not widely reported on in the media) Significance should be clearly articulated 3 Outstanding contributions will be acknowledged
Prizes Liquid SBD (or STEEM) earned by the original contest post will make up the total rewards Example: 100 STEEM – 1st place = 50% // 2nd = 30% // 3rd = 20% Bonus @v4vapid & @ausbitbank upvotes and resteems for exceptional and/or original contributions SP earned from challenge announcements and the winner’s announcements will go to the community account @deepdives
Contributions
Those that do not ‘win’ should not view their work and efforts as being wasted. All submissions are valuable and will be contributing to building a body of research on the blockchain. We hope that contributors support each other’s efforts wherever possible whether by sharing tips, links or through constructive feedback to their fellow researchers.
Good luck and happy digging!
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Contributors
Be sure to check out some of the great work done by Deep Dives contributors over the last several months. Past winners and contributors include: @palikari123, @krnel, @geke, @bifilarcoil, @thoughts-in-time, @an0nkn0wledge, @gregorypatrick, @deliberator, @anouk.nox, @richq11, @tarazkp, @v4vapid.
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Over time, Deep Dives aims to build a repository of high quality research and original content preserved on the blockchain.
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As a student, I've seen this as a great initiative. However I think I am still lack in coherence and cohesiveness in my writing. So, I am just going to use the challenge guidelines to improve my analytic and research skills. Good luck to all upcoming participants!
Well having a look through your blog, I think you are more than capable of writing a research piece on a deep dive topic of your choice. The information gathering and presentation is by far the most important part of the process...the rest will generally take care of itself:)
I agree with palikari123, give it a go, you have nothing to lose.
Thank you guys for your support. I am going to read through first and learn from both of you :-) and all the other participants!
Cheers my new friend. :-)
welcome @macchiata
A high quality list of contributors above, hopefully I'll find the time to read the #deepdives tag this time around. Good luck all!
You know I'm in 100%! I have been cranking hard on improving my writing (and coding which the hardest part for me) to get my articles up to the pro level they need to be. My entry will look really good this time around ;)
Got my entry done today at the last minute (as usual lol :/ ): Plans to Destabilize and Topple Syrian Government Began As Early As 2006
Cheers! Always happy to get entries from you! Syria is a hot topic this time round and I'm sure this will be another great addition to the DD research. Thanks for being one of our core researchers, we really appreciate it!
Now this is more like it, count me in!......
A healthy academic opportunity to test and improve ourselves and create a good community discussion.
Bring on challenge #7....!!!!!
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Here is my late, late entry for this round:)
https://steemit.com/deepdives/@palikari123/deep-dives-research-challenge-7-wikileaks-exit-festival