Assange Agonistes

by Heather Brooke

“A tight, engaging inside account of WikiLeaks' history-making year” —Kevin Poulsen, award-winning journalist at Wired.comThere is no shortage of material about Julian Assange, WikiLeaks and the major sets of leaked documents (including more than a quarter of a million diplomatic cables). Heather Brooke, an award winning British investigative reporter, suddenly found herself a participant in the story she was investigating about the digital revolution took a turn that had far-reaching implications. With access to Julian Assange and other members of WikiLeaks, she paints an unforgettable portrait of the man and the organization. Heather Brooke also found herself "at the table" when key participants The Guardian, The New York Times and other publications negotiated with Julian Assange and one another.This is the ultimate insider's timely account, written in a manner which will enthrall both the casual and the sophisticated reader.Heather Brooke worked as a political and crime reporter in the US before moving to Britain where she is now a freelance journalist and Freedom of Information campaigner. Her investigation into the expense accounts of Members of Parliament led to the biggest clear-out of politicians that country had seen in decades. She writes for all of the main UK national papers and has published three books in the UK. Heather Brooke has won numerous awards including the Judges’ Prize at the 2010 British Press Awards.

75 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 8, 2011

About the author

Heather Rose Brooke (born 1970) is an American journalist and freedom of information campaigner. Resident since the 1990s in the UK, she is best known for her role in helping to expose the 2009 United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal, which culminated in the resignation of House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin.

Brooke is Professor of Journalism at City University London's Department of Journalism. She is the author of Your Right to Know (2006), The Silent State (2010), and The Revolution Will Be Digitised (2011).