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Several groups of journalists, or informal groups created for informational and political purposes, use tools of anonymous whistleblowing. As became clear after the success of WikiLeaks and the subsequent emergence of clones, it is not only the availability of the tool that creates the news. It is rather a whole process inserted in editorial logic, it is the sum of choices of transparency, safety and publicizing. Having successful stories is not easy, because this operational chain is often not even understood by inexperienced journalists. This talk will present methods used by journalists involved in similar editorial operations (10 countries in the world, more than 50 journalists) and an interview focused on how to use them.
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WHISTLEBLOWING FORWHISTLEBLOWING FORJOURNALISTIC USE:JOURNALISTIC USE:
ANALYSIS OF THE USERSANALYSIS OF THE USERSINTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM FESTIVAL 2014INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM FESTIVAL 2014
MAY 3, 2014, PERUGIAMAY 3, 2014, PERUGIAGIOVANNI PELLERANO – GIOVANNI PELLERANO – [email protected]@LOGIOSHERMES.ORG
"An Open-Source Whistleblowing Framework"https://www.globaleaks.org
GLOBALEAKS: THE STARTING POINTGLOBALEAKS: THE STARTING POINT
"the largest leak of classified documents in itshistory.", BBC, 23 October 2010
GLOBALEAKS: THE STARTING POINTGLOBALEAKS: THE STARTING POINTThe WikiLeaks failure: too much centralized.
the project moved slowly;1.cables released with few or no fact checking due to the lack ofculture;
2.
the project became easy target of censorship;3.the authors became criminals.4.
GLOBALEAKS: THE STARTING POINTGLOBALEAKS: THE STARTING POINT
"Julian Assange wanted by the Interpol", Interpolwebsite, 10 October 2010
GLOBALEAKS: THE STARTING POINTGLOBALEAKS: THE STARTING POINT
"Bradley Manning Sentenced To 35 Years InPrison For WikiLeaks Disclosures ", Huffington
Post, August 21, 2013.
2011: THE GLOBALEAKS IDEA2011: THE GLOBALEAKS IDEAWhat if something like WikiLeaks reaches the local scope?1.What if right data can reach the right persons? directyl!2.
WHISTLEBLOWINGWHISTLEBLOWINGWhistleblowing is nothing new and since time is consideredthe most important instruments in order to fight corruption;
1.
A lot of times, it is not done with the right instruments;2.Quite always, the identity of the source is considered a secretthat few people know and protect.
3.
WRONG WHISTLEBLOWING INITIATIVESWRONG WHISTLEBLOWING INITIATIVESDO NOT TRY THIS AT HOMEDO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME
An "Anti-Corruption Suggestion Box" in thecenter of a square in Kenya
WRONG WHISTLEBLOWING INITIATIVESWRONG WHISTLEBLOWING INITIATIVESDO NOT TRY THIS AT HOMEDO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME
WSJ's Safe House, runned on public internet andeven without SSL. "Wall Street Journal faces
backlash over WikiLeaks rival", The Guardian,Friday 6 May 2011
2011: GLOBALEAKS 0.1 PROTOTYPE2011: GLOBALEAKS 0.1 PROTOTYPEa free software framework
in order to support the setup of local Whistleblowinginitiatives;
1.
built on the well-proved technologies in the field ofconfidentiality and anonymity.
2.
TOR AND PGP ARE ...TOR AND PGP ARE ...well-proved technologies, well-proved technologies,well-proved technologies, well-proved technologies,well-proved technologies, well-proved technologies.
2011-2012: GLOBALEAKS RESEARCH GRANTS2011-2012: GLOBALEAKS RESEARCH GRANTSThanks to the first prototype:
USAID supported the work for Perun/Juznevesti, the firstadopter of GlobaLeaksRFA/OTF funded one year of research for GlobaLeaks 2.0
2012: HERMES2012: HERMES
logioshermes.org
From 2012 it counts more than 15 members;1.We do "Social Innovation";2.We promote the diffusion of tools and projects oftransparency;
3.
R&D in the field of privacy, anonymity and whistleblowing.4.
FROM A SOFTWARE TO A METHODOLOGYFROM A SOFTWARE TO A METHODOLOGY
:globaleaks.org
DocumentationGuidelines for Whistleblowing InitiativesGlobaLeaks Fast Track ProgramGlobaLeaks Setup GuideGlobaLeaks Project Plan
LOCAL PEOPLE NEED TRAINING!LOCAL PEOPLE NEED TRAINING!
THE INITIATIVE NEEDS TO BE CONTINUOSLYTHE INITIATIVE NEEDS TO BE CONTINUOSLYPROMOTED!PROMOTED!
THE ADOPTERS!THE ADOPTERS!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlobaLeaks#GlobaLeaks_uses
THE ADOPTERS'S INTERVIEWTHE ADOPTERS'S INTERVIEW
THE ADOPTERS'S INTERVIEWTHE ADOPTERS'S INTERVIEW
THE ADOPTERS'S INTERVIEWTHE ADOPTERS'S INTERVIEW
JOURNALISTIC USE CASE: PUBLEAKSJOURNALISTIC USE CASE: PUBLEAKSA specific foundation has beencreated;
1.
More than 42 partners has beeninvolved: printed newspaper,websites, televisions;
2.
Partners of different colors with acollaboration agreement;
3.
Periodic receivers training;4.Prototyped a special laptopdedicated to leak analysis.
5.
JOURNALISTIC USE CASE: PUBLEAKSJOURNALISTIC USE CASE: PUBLEAKSINFORMATION → ACTIONINFORMATION → ACTION
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM USE CASEINVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM USE CASE
ACTIVISM USE CASEACTIVISM USE CASE
ANONYMOUS ACTIVISM: MAFIALEAKSANONYMOUS ACTIVISM: MAFIALEAKSSome anonymous peoplemaintaining the platform;
1.
ANONYMOUS ACTIVISM: MAFIALEAKSANONYMOUS ACTIVISM: MAFIALEAKSSome anonymous peoplemaintaining the platform;
1.
Engaged various public andimportant journalists;
2.
ANONYMOUS ACTIVISM: MAFIALEAKSANONYMOUS ACTIVISM: MAFIALEAKSSome anonymous peoplemaintaining the platform;
1.
Engaged various public andimportant journalists;
2.
Main difficulties in training them dueto the impossibility for a directcommunication.
3.
NO PGP!NO PGP!
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO ADOPT IT?WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO ADOPT IT?1. "after direct contact with Arturo" or"on suggestion of a friend";
2. "I've read of the received pentestsand I consider it secure";
3. "I don't know why, but it seems theonly solution so I've to trust it."
DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED (TOP 3)DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED (TOP 3)3° Usability; Despite the application has reached levels ofusability very similar to those of a normal modern site, theneed of use a special browser represents a great limit;
2° Non retuning whistleblowers; The whistleblower doesn'tcome back on the platform after his submission.
1° The laziness of the actors involved; PGP 80% of cases is notused. In one case due to lack of training (understandable), theremaining is due to laziness. DAMN!
MAIN FACT CHECKING WORKFLOWSMAIN FACT CHECKING WORKFLOWS
JOURNALISM TYPICALJOURNALISM TYPICAL
MAIN FACT CHECKING WORKFLOWSMAIN FACT CHECKING WORKFLOWS
FOIA BASEDFOIA BASED
MAIN FACT CHECKING WORKFLOWSMAIN FACT CHECKING WORKFLOWS
CROWDSOURCING BASEDCROWDSOURCING BASED
SUBMITTED MATERIALSUBMITTED MATERIALSUBMISSIONS FREQUENCYSUBMISSIONS FREQUENCY SUBMISSIONS WITH ATTACHMENTSSUBMISSIONS WITH ATTACHMENTS
SUBMISSIONS OF PUBLIC INTERESTSUBMISSIONS OF PUBLIC INTEREST SUBMISSION RATINGSUBMISSION RATING
0 for irrilevant, 5 for CRITICAL
SUBMITTED MATERIALSUBMITTED MATERIAL
THANK YOU!THANK YOU!GIOVANNI PELLERANO – GIOVANNI PELLERANO – [email protected]@LOGIOSHERMES.ORG
