Whistleblowers to Reformers? What’s a Whistleblower? Wikipedia
defines a whistleblower as: A whistleblower (whistle-blower or
whistle blower) is a person who tells the public or someone in
authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities
(misconduct) occurring in a government department, a public or
private organization, or a company. The alleged misconduct may
be classified in many ways; for example, a violation of a law,
rule, regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest such
as fraud, health/safety violations, and corruption.
Whistleblowers may make their allegations internally (for
example, to other people within the accused organization) or
externally (to regulators, law enforcement agencies, to the
media or to groups concerned with the issues). Many have
suggested an appropriate title for the last five years is
Whistleblowers to Reformers. Not necessarily the easiest of
assignments. Indeed, the website FAIR: Protecting Whistleblowers
Who Protect the Public Interest describes the ongoing h