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It is not uncommon for whistleblowers to be quickly fired from the organization. Official laws protecting whistleblowers exist in several countries and in various American states. |
It is not uncommon for whistleblowers to be quickly fired from the organization. Official laws protecting whistleblowers exist in several countries and in various American states. |
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In [[2002]], a trio of whistleblowers, [[Cynthia Cooper]] of [[Worldcom]], [[Sherron Watkins]] of [[Enron]], and [[Coleen Rowley]] of the [[FBI]] who exposed corporate scandals that year were selected as ''[[Time Magazine|Time]]''<i></i>'s [[Person of the Year|People of the Year]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 17:13, 20 December 2004
A whistleblower is someone in an organization who witnesses behavior by members that is either contrary to the mission of the organization, or threatening to the public interest, and who decides to speak out publicly about it. For instance, Jeffrey Wigand is a well-known whistleblower in the United States for his role in the Big Tobacco scandal, revealing that executives of the companies knew that cigarettes were addictive and that they added other carcinogenic ingredients to the cigarettes.
It is not uncommon for whistleblowers to be quickly fired from the organization. Official laws protecting whistleblowers exist in several countries and in various American states.
In 2002, a trio of whistleblowers, Cynthia Cooper of Worldcom, Sherron Watkins of Enron, and Coleen Rowley of the FBI who exposed corporate scandals that year were selected as Time's People of the Year.