Whistleblowing And Journalism Collide At USC
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(Graphic by Didi Beck, Neon Tommy)
On Tuesday, April 8, three prominent whistleblowers engaged in the ongoing debate over constitutional privacy rights in the face of growing government surveillance at the University of Southern California (USC) Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
USC reporters covered panels discussing the plight of national security workers when they seek to expose wrongdoing and violations of law, and what happens when their names are made public. Neon Tommy, Annenberg Radio News and Annenberg TV News also interviewed Jesselyn Radack, former ethics advisor-turned-whistleblower at the U.S. Department of Justice, attorney for Edward Snowden, and GAP National Security & Human Rights Director; Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, the first whistleblower to be charged with violating the Espionage Act; and NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake, the first whistleblower charged by President Obama for violating the Espionage Act (the case against him dissolved days before trial).
Read what they had to say about journalism and whistleblowing:
Daniel Ellsberg On The Republic We Couldn’t Keep
NSA Whistleblower Warns USC Students Of Government's Power
Snowden's Lawyer, Whistleblowers Converge At USC
Package from ATVN:
Panelists Discuss Government Surveillance and Journalism
Radio interview from ARN:
