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90 top US national security pros say whistle-blower did the right thing

October 7, 2019 Gloria Shur Bilchik Ethics, Good government, Protest/Resistamce, Widgets: Letters of protest Leave a comment

While the Trump administration blusters and tries to discredit the brave staffer who blew the whistle on Trump’s politically motivated extortion of the president

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News tips in a new world: To encrypt or not to encrypt?

March 6, 2017 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil liberties, Community/Common good, Media Leave a comment

How do major media outlets get important, confidential news tips and document leaks in today’s hyper-vigilant, surveillance-mad environment? Are all newspapers and electronic media

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How to be a whistle-blower

June 18, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Government, Media, Politics Leave a comment

The whistleblower du jour is Edward Snowden, whose revelations about NSA snooping are getting top billing on news sites in 2013.  In 2010, we

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The strange odyssey of S. 743: Whistleblowers finally get some help

April 18, 2013 Renee Shur Congress, Good government, Politics, Senate Leave a comment

Sometimes there’s actually good news from Capitol Hill. This time around it’s that a bill protecting federal workers who act in the public interest

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