TY  - CHAP
AB  - Abstract At a time when governmental corruption seems rife and administrations grow ever more secretive, the whistleblower is a crucial resource in journalism’s attempts to make accountable those who wield power. Yet despite legislation that is meant to protect employees and officials who expose wrongdoing, a governmental “war on whistleblowers” has made the hazards faced by many whistleblowers increasingly grim. This chapter explores the role of the journalist/whistleblower collaboration in disclosing important, but sensitive, information involving national security. In discussing case studies of those who have braved the government’s anger, we examine not only the circumstances of these breaches, but also their political and legal repercussions.
VL  - 29
SN  - 978-1-78743-556-8, 978-1-78743-555-1/2053-7697
DO  - 10.1108/S2053-769720170000029013
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S2053-769720170000029013
AU  - Moore Maria A.
AU  - Huxford John
AU  - Bethmann Jennifer B.
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - National Security Whistleblowers and the Journalists Who Tell Their Stories: A Dangerous Policy Dance of Truth-finding, Truth-telling, and Consequence
T2  - Corruption, Accountability and Discretion
T3  - Public Policy and Governance
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 227
EP  - 246
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -