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War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

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War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State
Directed byRobert Greenwald
Produced byBrave New Films
Music byNuno Malo
Release date
  • April 19, 2013 (2013-04-19)
Running time
66min
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

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]

Synopsis

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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.

Interviewees

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Journalists

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Whistleblowers

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Experts

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Critical reception

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "INTERVIEW: War on Whistleblowers' director Robert Greenwald". The Week. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  2. ^ a b "Speaking Up, and Paying the Price : 'The War on Whistleblowers,' a Documentary". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  3. ^ a b Ernest Hardy (2013-04-19). "War on Whistleblowers Enunciates the Nation's Servility to Corporate Fat Cats - Page 1 - Movies - New York". Village Voice. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  4. ^ a b "War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State | Seven Days". 7dvt.com. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  5. ^ a b c "Robert Greenwald's 'War on Whistleblowers' Shows Importance of Preserving Press Freedom | The Dissenter". Dissenter.firedoglake.com. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  6. ^ Dana Liebelson. "New Film Explores Obama's War on Whistleblowers and the Free Press". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  7. ^ Rick Perlstein on June 20, 2013 - 5:27 PM ET (2013-06-20). "The War on Whistleblowers: On the Sin of Being Correct". The Nation. Retrieved 2013-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "'War on Whistleblowers' Film Highlights Dangers of Crackdown | Politics News". Rolling Stone. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  9. ^ "Filmmaker Robert Greenwald on "War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State"". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  10. ^ "OutFront Q&A: Documentarian Robert Greenwald on latest film "War on Whistleblowers" – Erin Burnett OutFront - - CNN.com Blogs". Outfront.blogs.cnn.com. 2013-04-26. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  11. ^ "Robert Greenwald's Brave New Film by Kelley B. Vlahos - Antiwar.com". Original.antiwar.com. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  12. ^ "War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  13. ^ "War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State". Booklist Online. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  14. ^ "DVDs coming out July 30 | Movie News & Reviews". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved 2013-11-14.

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