The third installment of the Deep Dives Research Challenge series is upon us and marks a return to the vast Wikileaks archives.
“WikiLeaks is a giant library of the world’s most persecuted documents. We give asylum to these documents, we analyze them, we promote them and we obtain more.”
Participants are able to select their own topic for research depending on individual interest. Broad categories from international politics, the economy, war, military, corporations, trade, intelligence, etc. offer endless possibilities. Use the custom search feature to sharpen your focus.
The Wikileaks Index
Back in late 2016, Wikileaks revealed the existence of a little known index that combines onsite and offsite resources relating to Wikileaks material. This invaluable tool helps make the mammoth amount of documents available on the Wikileaks website more accessible and systematic.
When engaging in research of government websites, intelligence agencies and whistleblower sites, such as Wikileaks, we strongly urge you to take all necessary precautions.
We recommend that you take the time to properly explore available privacy tools and VPNs.
Find an overlooked, underrated, underreported or obscure leak/ email/ cable/document/ court filing on a topic that interests you.
Build a post around your findings
Provide additional sources to make your case and strengthen your position
Explain the significance of the leak and why it’s an important piece of news that should be communicated to the public.
As mentioned in the Deep Dives introductory post the first edition will be quite broad and up to the individual to find a point of focus.
If you’re having trouble finding a focus, begin with a person, country or topic of interest such as; Clinton / Netanyahu / Gaddafi / Saudi Arabia / China / Chemical Weapons / Free Trade / Trafficking / etc.
You never know what will turn up.
Rules
Help spread the word, resteem this post
Limited to 1 contest entry per account
Submissions must be made in a separate post (not in the comments)
Submissions must be posted before the deadline (UTC - 12pm Thursday July 5th, 2018)
This research challenge is open for two weeks!
Use the lead tag “deepdives”
Your entry must include references to a document/documents found in the Wikileaks archive
Provide a link to the specific document or page
Make an attempt to keep your post concise and to the point
You may leave a link to your entry in the comments below
Please, do not plagiarize the work of others
Note: Longer entries with multiple links and references does not equate to higher quality. Clear and concise work with a handful of supporting sources is preferable.
Winners
The Winning Post Should
Meet the rules criteria
Winners will be announced 48hrs after the submission deadline
Well researched
Fully sourced
Clearly presented
Original Content (not widely reported on in the media)
Significance should be clearly articulated
3 Outstanding contributions will be acknowledged
Prizes
• Liquid SBD earned by the original contest post will make up the total rewards
o Example: 100 SBD – 1st place = 50% // 2nd = 30% // 3rd = 20%
• Bonus @v4vapid & @ausbitbank upvotes and resteems for exceptional and/or original contributions
• SP earned from challenge announcements and the winner’s announcements will go to the community account (Deep Dives)
Contributions
Those that do not ‘win’ should not view their work and efforts as being wasted. All submissions are valuable and will be contributing to building a body of research on the blockchain. We hope that contributors support each other’s efforts wherever possible whether by sharing tips, links or through constructive feedback to their fellow researchers.
Good luck and happy digging!
Deep Dives Community
Deep Dives Aims
Promote original content
Promote investigative journalism
Promote focused and quality research
Encourage community engagement
Encourage collaboration and teamwork
Recognize and reward high quality original content
Future Challenges
As mentioned in the introductory post, future research initiatives will be more focused on specific themes, archives and sub-archives.
Our hope is that eventually research projects will be community driven.
Have your say, and let us know what topics you feel would be worthwhile for future Deep Dives research!
Community Feedback
Deep Dives is a work in progress any suggestions, feedback and input from you is greatly appreciated.
