Tag: whistleblowing
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Obama: “If you blow the whistle, you should be thanked”
President Obama says whistleblowers should be “protected”, “thanked”, and “certainly shouldn’t be punished” – while punishing more whistleblowers than any other president in American history
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British MPs say “whistleblowing is crucial” but fail to protect intelligence whistleblowers
A UK parliamentary committee says whistleblowers are a “crucial source of intelligence to help government identify wrongdoing” but fails to mention one significant category altogether – intelligence whistleblowers
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Australia’s new law would criminalise Snowden reporting
Australia introduces a legislative proposal that evokes the US’s Espionage Act, stokes unfounded fears and criminalises journalism in line with a crackdown on whistleblowing
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How journalists should work with whistleblowers
MI5 whistleblower and Courage Advisory Board member Annie Machon took part in a panel at the International Journalism Festival in Turin, discussing the process of working with sensitive documents and a high-risk source in the face of government persecution as well as Courage’s role in protecting whistleblowers
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Video: Sarah Harrison gives Global Media Forum keynote address
Courage’s Sarah Harrison discusses WikiLeaks’ publishing, Snowden’s revelations and how to use transparency to hold the powerful to account
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Courage: showing solidarity with whistleblowers and defending our right to know
In an interview with US lawyer and Courage Advisory Board member Kevin Zeese, Sarah Harrison talks about Courage, why the organisation was started and how it is working to protect whistleblowers
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Video: Daniel Ellsberg defends Edward Snowden from John Kerry
Pentagon Papers-whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg defended Edward Snowden from the Defense Secretary’s claim that he’s “cowardly” for not returning to the United States.