Introduction
The acts of Wiki-Leaks from the year 2006 to 2010 can be discussed under two definitions in
correspondence with a functionalist democratic setup. Many experts believe that release of
the classified information brings them under the category of a “whistleblower,” whereas the
other school of thoughts considers it as “propaganda machinery.” Under this debate when an
expert considers Wiki-Leaks as propaganda machinery then it leads to the statement that
says” acts of the Wiki-Leaks” are deviant in nature and they can be considered as an attempt
to develop an anti-trust among the masses.
The role of Wiki-leaks in a functionalist democratic setup
A functionalist democratic setup defines the interconnected nature of various government and
non-government agencies. These agencies work under the rules of a constitution working as
the regulatory body, together with the force related to the administration, politicians and
media form an establishment to conduct the day-to-day affairs of the masses. Media holds the
status of being the fourth pillar of democracy because it raises the voice of the
underprivileged sections of society (Osrecki, 2014, p. 340).
Wiki-leaks also tried to act under the capacity of the fourth pillar when they released a
classified document. However, their intentions of the reporting were unclear; they were not
synchronization with other three bodies of a functionalist democratic setup. In the
terminology of the administration, we can also say that Wiki-leaks overlapped the line of
“good faith” and this is one the reasons that we can term it as deviant behavior under the
spirit of democracy.
The case of “love parade tragedy document release” and “Iraq War logs” are evidence. Wiki-
leaks released the documents created by the planning commission and claimed about

+13062052269

info@desklib.com

Assignment On The acts of Wiki-Leaks

Contribute Materials

Related Documents