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Read stories that take a deeper dive into whistleblower cases, pulling back the curtain on what speaking truth to power entails and the people brave enough to do so.
DOJ and Postal Service Forms Breakthrough Antitrust Whistleblower Award Program
On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Postal Service revealed the first criminal antitrust whistleblower award program, incentivizing insiders with original information to blow the whistle on antitrust violations. Whistleblowers reporting antitrust violations are often...
Honoring Women Whistleblowers for Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month. Officially established by Congress in 1987, it is an annual celebration in the United States that honors the contributions and achievements of women throughout history. Women have long played a pivotal role in exposing corruption,...
Federal Court Judge Rules Termination of MSPB Chair Unlawful
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled on March 4, 2025, that the Trump administration’s effort to dismiss Cathy A. Harris, who leads the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), was unlawful.
Black Whistleblowers: Courage, Retaliation, and the Ongoing Fight for Justice
Black whistleblowers with unwavering courage have persevered through intense intimidation, coercion, and violence in American history. Black informants faced violent retaliation for testifying about racially motivated terrorism during the Reconstruction era. Black journalists and activists were at the forefront of...
5 Major Whistleblower Stories from 2024
2024 was a hugely consequential year for the whistleblowing landscape, with major developments including the creation of a new whistleblower program, historic enforcement actions protecting whistleblower rights, and the release of a landmark report calling for the expansion of whistleblower...
Whistleblower Attorney Recognized by Forbes as Among “America’s Top 200 Lawyers”
On March 26, Forbes released its inaugural list of America's Top 200 Lawyers, highlighting “the finest practitioners in the profession—lawyers with stellar track records in their specialties, those who have broken barriers to emerge as leaders in their fields, and...
Three Black Women Whistleblowers That Broke Silence and Caused Sweeping Reforms
As Black History Month transitions into Women’s History Month, WNN highlights Dr. Toni Savage, Bunny Greenhouse, and Dr. Duane Bonds, whose outspoken whistleblowing activity against corruption led to significant change. Michael D. Kohn, founding partner of Kohn, Kohn, & Colapinto...
In New Profile, Jane Turner Explains Journey from the FBI to WNN
Jane Turner, Whistleblower Network News columnist and host of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, is featured in a new video profile by LinkedIn News. Turner shares her journey from FBI agent to FBI whistleblower to whistleblower advocate and explains...
Harvard Whistleblower Featured as Whistleblower of the Week
Online disinformation specialist Dr. Joan Donovan appears as this week’s guest on the Whistleblower of the Week podcast hosted by Jane Turner. Donovan is the former Technology and Social Change Research Project director at Harvard Kennedy’s Shorenstein Center. After the...
Rules for Whistleblowers Chosen by Kirkus as Top 100 Indie Book of 2023
On December 18, Kirkus Reviews announced its Top 100 Indie Books of 2023. Among the titles chosen is Rules for Whistleblowers: A Handbook for Doing What’s Right by whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn. Kirkus additionally awarded Rules for Whistleblowers The...
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