DEVELOPING RESEARCH QUESTION

The ripple effect of WikiLeaks brings out questions of privilege. Classified information carries a public perception - a perception shaped by rhetoric. How does Wikileaks take down our perceptions of privilege information? How does Wikileaks create accessibility of information? How is Wikileaks a newspaper? In what ways is Wikileaks interchangeable for a go-to newspaper like, for example, The Guardian? Conducting an analysis of the website will address these questions
     

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