• Search the Wikileaks archive at wikileaks.org or wikileaks.cloud
• 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.
  
  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, reblog this post
• Limited to 2 contest entries per account
• Submissions must be made in a separate post (not in the comments)
• Submissions must be posted before the deadline
  (UTC - Monday, June 8th 2020, UTC 11.59.00PM)
• This research challenge is open for THREE weeks
• Please make sure to post or cross-post to the “deep dives community" page
• Indicate that your post is a DD18 entree in the title of your post (so we don't miss it)
• Your entry must include references to a document/documents found in the a publicly available 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: This round of Deep Dives is open for over three weeks. Also, contributors are allowed to make 2 entries during this extended challenge period!

Winners

The Winning Post Should

• Meet the rules criteria
• 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
• *Winners will be announced within a week of the submission deadline
  
  

Prizes

1st Prize = 30 Hive

2nd Prize = 12.5 Hive

3rd Prize = 7.5 Hive

• The current prize pool is 50 Hive to be divided between the top 3 submissions.
• Example: 100 Hive – 1st place = 50% // 2nd = 30% // 3rd = 20%
• Liquid HIVE (or HBD) earned by the original contest post may be added to the prize pool
• Bonus @v4vapid & @ausbitbank upvotes and reblogs for exceptional and/or original contributions
• Winning posts will be Pinned and Featured on the Deep Dives Community page
  HP earned from challenge announcements and the winner’s announcements will go to the community account @deepdives
  
  

  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!
  

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  Deep Dives Community

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Contributors

  
  

  Be sure to check out some of the great work done by Deep Dives contributors over the last several months. Past winners and contributors include:
  Be sure to check out some of the great work done by Deep Dives contributors. Past winners and contributors include:
  
  @palikari123, @krnel, @geke, @bifiracoil, @thoughts-in-time, @direrat, @an0nkn0wledge, @gregorypatrick, @natepower, @deliberator, @angryman, @elchacal6, @richq11, @perceptualflaws, @tarazkp, @valued-customer, @v4vapid, @wedacoalition
  

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  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
    
    
    Over time, Deep Dives aims to build a repository of high quality research and original content preserved on the blockchain.
    
    We hope you join us in building this unique resource.
    It truly is a community effort and your exceptional contributions are what fuels this project.