Overview
- Analyzes the use of encryption tools in journalism
- Features a qualitative study that considers the adoption of whistleblowing platforms in the journalistic field
- Introduces the phenomenon of journalists and hackers coming together to support investigations
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This book analyzes whistleblowing platforms and the adoption of encryption tools in journalism. Whistleblowing platforms are becoming an important phenomenon for journalism in this era and offer safer solutions for communicating with whistleblowers and obtaining leaks. WikiLeaks and the Snowden case have been powerful game changers for today’s journalism, showing the potentials of and needs for encryption for journalistic purposes, together with the perils of surveillance. Whistleblowing platforms are also an interesting example of journalists and hackers coming together to support investigations with new tools and practices. The book introduces this phenomenon and features a qualitative study about whistleblowing platforms and their adoption in the journalistic field.
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Reviews
“This book is the first explorative study specifically focussing on digital platforms designed to facilitate information security for journalists and whistleblowers. It is an important intervention into how we understandthe operationalisation of mass leaks in a digital communications environment, and the boundaries between journalism and technology-oriented activism. Dr Di Salvo writes authoritatively in a style that is both clear and accessible, which that elucidates debates that are too often steeped in technical complexions. Given the increasingly hostile environment for journalists, even in liberal democracies, this book is essential reading for anyone concerned with source protection and safety of journalists.” (Einar Thorsen, Professor of Journalism and Communication, Bournemouth University, UK)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Philip Di Salvo is Lecturer and a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Media and Journalism at the Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland. He researches whistleblowing, leaks, and the relationships between journalism and hacking.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Digital Whistleblowing Platforms in Journalism
Book Subtitle: Encrypting Leaks
Authors: Philip Di Salvo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38505-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38504-0Published: 13 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-38507-1Published: 13 June 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-38505-7Published: 12 June 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 188
Topics: Journalism, Journalism, Culture and Technology, Digital/New Media