War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State is a 66-minute documentary by Robert Greenwald and Brave New Foundation, released in 2013.[1]
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Directed by | Robert Greenwald |
Produced by | Brave New Films |
Music by | Nuno Malo |
Release date | April 19, 2013 |
Running time | 66min |
Country | USA |
Language | English |
War on Whistleblowers highlights recent cases where American government employees and contractors took to the media to expose fraud and abuse.[2][3] In all cases the whistleblowing was to the detriment of their professional and personal lives.[1][2][4][5] With President Obama's commitment to transparency and the passage of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, there was hope that whistleblowers would finally have more protection and encouragement to speak up.[4][6] But according to the film, times have never been worse for national security whistleblowers.[7] The Obama administration attacked more whistleblowers under the Espionage Act than all previous administrations combined.[5][8][9][10] According to Whistleblowers, journalists are also harassed for covering these stories.[5][11] War on Whistleblowers premiered in April 2013 in theaters and on DVD.
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War on Whistleblowers was reviewed in both the general and the progressive media.
The general media generally gave positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a "fresh" rating.[12] The Village Voice called it "Fast-moving and sleekly crafted...accessible without sacrificing nuance or intelligence."[3] Booklist commented on the importance of the message [13] while Bloomberg noted the subject's timeliness.[14]
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