The Star-Tribune's New 'Whistleblower Blog'
Perhaps
in name only, GAP’s blog will be getting a little competition, starting this
week. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, one of the highest circulated newspapers in
the country, is debuting a new blog titled “The Whistleblower.”
It’s
quite different from GAP’s however. Our blog focuses on news related to our
projects and general whistleblower news. The ‘Strib’ blog will highlight that
newspaper’s public service work, which they deem as their ‘watchdog journalism’
stories.
Good
for them. It would be wonderful if more and more large newspapers made watchdog
journalism a priority.
This
is also a good sign for whistleblowers in general. It wasn’t long ago that the overall
connotation of the word whistleblower was negative, and stigma was attached to
those who donned the label. With whistleblowers making more and more positive
differences for society every year, and the public realizing the value of
individuals who risk their professional livelihoods to fight societal
injustice, these truth-tellers have become gradually accepted and lauded for
their efforts. This new blog is simply another sign of that.
--
Dylan Blaylock
How might I contact Tom Devine to invite him to a book signing event on May 12th in DC?. I have exhausted all other avenues and thought that I'd take a "shot in the dark" via this route?
Posted by: Jeff Condit, Ph.D. | April 26, 2008 at 01:16 PM