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Horton reports again on Obama Administration’s “war on whistleblowers”
In April 2009, the Department of Justice (DOJ) served a subpoena on New York Times reporter James Risen. DOJ wants to know his source for a story he published in his book, State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration....
NWC Executive Directors Discusses 1st Amendment and WikiLeaks on CBS Evening News
On Saturday, January 8, 2011, Stephen M. Kohn, National Whistleblowers Center Executive Director, appeared on CBS Evening News. The news segment covered the United States Department of Justice subpoena of private information on select WikiLeaks supporters. The government may have...
Can anybody spell “witch hunt?”
The BBC is reporting today that the Obama administration is developing a "test" to detect whistleblowers. "Clearly there are different reasons why people leak information, the public spirited uncovering of wrong-doing being one of them," BBC reporter Olivia Lang writes....
WikiLeaks Scandal Demonstrates Need for Whistleblower Protection
Today, Stephen Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center, issued the following statement expressing his concern about the rise in retaliatory investigations in the wake of the WikiLeaks scandal: The WikiLeaks scandal is being used to justify a witch...
Kohn recalls “sad day” under Espionage Act
Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center, wrote a history lesson published today by England's Guardian. Responding to recent calls to prosecute WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning under the 1917 Espionage Act, Kohn recounts how the Espionage Act...
NWC Board Members Respond to Letter from Whistleblowers
Please take the time to read the two response letters. The first letter is from Dr. Frederic Whitehurst and Jane Turner, two FBI whistleblowers and members of the NWC's Board of Directors. The second letter is from NWC Executive Director...
PBS’ Point-of-View to show documentary on Daniel Ellsberg
Next Tuesday, October 5, at 9:00 p.m., many public television stations will broadcast The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. It is a 90-minute documentary about Daniel Ellsberg's life, his education and rise in the...
Harper’s reports on yet another whistleblower prosecution
Harper's Magazine is publishing a report by Scott Horton on yet another prosecution for releasing information. Called "Obama's War on Whistleblowers," the article focuses on the prosecution of Steven Kim, a scholar of North Korea’s nuclear program. Since Kim did...
In “Charging WikiLeaks,” Washington Post misses a better alternative
In yesterday's Washington Post, an editorial called "Charging WikiLeaks" urges the Obama administration to refrain from pressing criminal charges against WikiLeaks leaders for releasing classified State Department cables. "Media outlets do not have a legal duty to abide by the...
Blowing the Whistle on Corruption
FBI whistleblower Jane Turner appeared on Fox Business last night to speak about her experience as a whistleblower.
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