Whistleblowers losing faith in media impact, finds researcher
The whistleblowers who once trusted journalism are losing faith in the institution.
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2023
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News tagged with whistleblowers
In organizations, group dynamics influence individuals' likelihood of blowing the whistle on wrongdoing
Wrongdoing is endemic to organizations, costing U.S. firms billions of dollars in fraud. The primary way wrongdoing is caught is through whistleblowers, who have long been thought to act out of a desire to help or improve ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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Examining the deterrence effect of whistleblowing
Whistleblowers are not only helping to disclose immoral or criminal acts but also to deter offenders. Niels Johannesen, an economics professor from the University of Copenhagen and Tim Stolper, a former research associate ...
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2022
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#MeToo whistleblowing is upending century-old legal precedent demanding loyalty to the boss
When was the last time you agreed to keep a secret?
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2019
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Chelsea Manning and the rise of 'big data' whistleblowing in the digital age
Chelsea Manning will appear via video link at events in Brisbane and Melbourne this month – as the Australian government refuses to provide her a visa.
Internet
Sep 5, 2018
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Facebook suspends Canadian firm amid data mining scandal
Facebook says it has suspended a Canadian political consulting firm amid media reports it had ties to Cambridge Analytica, a British data mining company accused of obtaining data from up to 87 million Facebook users to sway ...
Internet
Apr 8, 2018
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Whistleblowers' mental health attacked by firms
Organisations demonise whistleblowers leaving some suicidal in an attempt to paint them as mentally ill and discredit their claims, according to new research.
Social Sciences
May 12, 2016
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Study shows vivid language used to assure whistleblowers of protection instead evokes fear
A new study by researchers at Florida Atlantic University and Providence College has found that vivid language intended to assure potential whistleblowers they will be protected from retaliation is instead likely to evoke ...
Economics & Business
Apr 26, 2016
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A tendency to follow the herd rather than whistleblow may be part of our evolutionary past
Whistleblowing performs a public service that is celebrated in the media, condoned by the public, and increasingly protected by the government. So why are we so reluctant to do it? Recent research we published in the Journal ...
Evolution
Jan 26, 2015
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Benefits of whistleblower programs outweigh costs
Promoting and maintaining financial fraud whistleblower programs, such as those of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is costly.
Economics & Business
Nov 18, 2014
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