WikiLeaks: References & Edit History
More Articles On This Topic
- Afghanistan WarObama and the U.S. troop surge
- Deepwater Horizon oil spillThe explosion
- Daniel Ellsberg
- United StatesWikiLeaks, the Afghan War Diary, and the Iraq War Log
- United StatesThe IRS scandal, the Justice Department’s AP phone records seizure, and Edward Snowden’s leaks
- Iraq WarThe surge
- PizzagateAnatomy of a conspiracy theory
- United States Presidential Election of 2016General election campaign
- Democratic National Committee
Additional Reading
David Leigh and Luke Harding, WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy (2011), by two British journalists, tells the story of the release of more than 250,000 secret U.S. diplomatic cables to The Guardian, The New York Times, and other news publications.
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
-
Michael Ray
Michael Ray is an assistant managing editor who has worked at Britannica since 2003. In addition to leading the Geography and History team, he oversees coverage of European history and military affairs. He earned a B.A. in history from Michigan State University in 1995.
Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors
Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: BBC News - What is Wikileaks? | Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - 12 Years Of Disruption: A WikiLeaks Timeline. | Jul 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - How Much Did WikiLeaks Damage U.S. National Security? | Mar 03, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN World - WikiLeaks Fast Facts. | Jan 21, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions - What is the effect of WikiLeaks for Freedom of Information? | Oct 24, 2025 | ||
| Added cross-reference to GRU. | Sep 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Harvard Law School Journals - WikiLeaks, the First Amendment and the Press (PDF). | Aug 29, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 18, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - What we learnt from Wikileaks. | Mar 17, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - What is Wikileaks? | Feb 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - WikiLeaks, and the Past and Present of American Foreign Relations. | Sep 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Origins - WikiLeaks, and the Past and Present of American Foreign Relations. | Apr 05, 2023 | ||
| Restructured article. | May 05, 2022 | ||
| Updated to mention the role of WikiLeaks in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. | Jan 26, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of WikiLeaks. | Sep 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - WikiLeaks. | Sep 23, 2013 | ||
| Updated for the performance of the WikiLeaks Party in the Australian general election. | Sep 09, 2013 | ||
| Updated for the sentencing of Bradley Manning. | Aug 21, 2013 | ||
| Updated for the granting of asylum status to Edward Snowden. | Aug 01, 2013 | ||
| Updated for the verdict in the trial of Bradley Manning. | Jul 30, 2013 | ||
| Updated for the involvement of WikiLeaks in the Edward Snowden case. | Jun 24, 2013 | ||
| Updated for Manning's guilty plea for 10 of the charges against him. | Mar 06, 2013 | ||
| Updated for the announcement that WikiLeaks would suspend publication. | Oct 24, 2011 | ||
| Updated for the accidental release of the U.S. diplomatic cable collection. | Sep 02, 2011 | ||
| Updated for the release of prisoner records from the Guantánamo Bay detention facility. | Apr 26, 2011 | ||
| Bibliography added. | Apr 07, 2011 | ||
| Updated for Assange's arest. | Dec 07, 2010 | ||
| New article added. | Dec 01, 2010 |
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: