whistleblowers

At the 2007 summer school, Lowell Bergman, former CBS 60 Minutes producer, gave a talk that looked at the history of whistleblowing in the US and his own involvement in a number of high-profile stories, including with the tobacco industry was the basis of the Michael Mann film “The Insider”.

He begins with a warning: if you want to get into this area of journalism be prepared to get fired, or go to jail (audio only).

Whistleblowers and Confidential Sources

Read Lowell Bergman’s biography