{"product_id":"secret-power-wikileaks-and-its-enemies-paperback","title":"Secret Power: Wikileaks and Its Enemies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStefania Maurizi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKen Loach\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eLesli Cavanaugh-Bardelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn uncovering of the terrifying depths of authoritarian power that hide behind the infamous story of WikiLeaks\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *Winner of the European Award for Investigative And Judicial Journalism 2021* \u003cbr\u003e *Winner of the Premio Alessandro Leogrande Award for Investigative Journalism 2022* \u003cbr\u003e *Winner of the Premio Angelo Vassallo Award 2022* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'I want to live in a society where secret power is accountable to the law and to public opinion for its atrocities, where it is the war criminals who go to jail, not those who have the conscience and courage to expose them.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is 2008, and Stefania Maurizi, an investigative journalist with a growing interest in cryptography, starts looking into the little-known organisation WikiLeaks. Through hushed meetings, encrypted files and explosive documents, what she discovers sets her on a life-long journey that takes her deep into the realm of secret power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Working closely with WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange and his organisation for her newspaper, Maurizi has spent over a decade investigating state criminality protected by thick layers of secrecy, while also embarking on a solitary trench warfare to unearth the facts underpinning the cruel persecution of Assange and WikiLeaks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With complex and disturbing insights, Maurizi's tireless journalism exposes atrocities, the shameful treatment of Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, on up to the present persecution of WikiLeaks: a terrifying web of impunity and cover-ups. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the heart of the book is the brutality of secret power and the unbearable price paid by Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and truthtellers. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStefania Maurizi is an Italian investigative journalist working for the daily \u003ci\u003eIl Fatto Quotidiano\u003c\/i\u003e, having previously reported for \u003ci\u003eLa Repubblica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003el'Espresso\u003c\/i\u003e. She began working with Julian Assange and WikiLeaks in 2009 for her newspaper. Among international journalists, she is the only one who has worked on the entirety of the WikiLeaks secret documents and the only one who has conducted a multi-jurisdictional litigation to defend the right of the press to access the full documentation on the WikiLeaks case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 04, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47400045117618,"sku":"9780745347615","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/749d9c9b6c9c433282b88b6aad22f7d1_c0755fae-b939-46e0-86fd-eda9ba9fe255.webp?v=1778083755","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/secret-power-wikileaks-and-its-enemies-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}