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War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

Apr 19, 2013 1h 6m
7.8
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Synopsis

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State highlights four cases where whistleblowers noticed government wrong-doing and took to the media to expose the fraud and abuse. It exposes the surprisingly worsening and threatening reality for whistleblowers and the press. The film includes interviews with whistleblowers Michael DeKort, Thomas Drake, Franz Gayl and Thomas Tamm and award-winning journalists like David Carr, Lucy Dalglish, Glenn Greenwald, Seymour Hersh, Michael Isikoff, Bill Keller, Eric Lipton, Jane Mayer, Dana Priest, Tom Vanden Brook and Sharon Weinberger.

Title War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State
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Countries United States of America
Keywords fbi, journalism, coast guard, national security agency (nsa), security, military, humvee
Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg

Self - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower
Franz Gayl

Franz Gayl

Self - Whistleblower
Seymour Hersh

Seymour Hersh

Self - Journalist
David Carr

David Carr

Self - Journalist, New York Times
Sharon Weinberger

Sharon Weinberger

Self - National Security Reporter
Tom Vanden Brook

Tom Vanden Brook

Self - Journalist, USA Today
Danielle Brian

Danielle Brian

Self - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight
Conchita Gayl

Conchita Gayl

Self - Franz Gayl's Wife
Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Self - Vice President (archive footage)
Robert Gates

Robert Gates

Self - Former Secretary of Defense
Ben Freeman

Ben Freeman

Self - National Security Investigator at the Project on Government Oversight
Winslow Wheeler

Winslow Wheeler

Self - Director of the Straus Military Reform Project
William Hartung

William Hartung

Self - Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy
Pete Sepp

Pete Sepp

Self - Executive Vice President for National Taxpayers Union
Dana Priest

Dana Priest

Self - Investigative Reporter, Washington Post
Michael Isikoff

Michael Isikoff

Self - National Investigative Correspondent for NBC News
Thomas Drake

Thomas Drake

Self - Whistleblower
Michael DeKort

Michael DeKort

Self - Whistleblower
Thomas Tamm

Thomas Tamm

Self - Whistleblower
Jane Mayer

Jane Mayer

Self - Staff Writer, The New Yorker
Tom Devine

Tom Devine

Self - Legal Director of the Government Accountability Project
Bill Keller

Bill Keller

Self - Op-Ed Columnist, The New York Times
Eric Lipton

Eric Lipton

Self - Investigative Reporter, The New York Times
Kate Bohner

Kate Bohner

Self - KBTV Video Blog
Jesselyn Radack

Jesselyn Radack

Self - Director of National Security and Human Rights, Government Accountability Project
J. William Leonard

J. William Leonard

Self - Former Director of the Information Security Oversight Office
Steven Aftergood

Steven Aftergood

Himself - Director of the Project on Government Secrecy, The Federation of American Scientists
Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self - President (archive footage)
Jake Tapper

Jake Tapper

Self - Chief Washington Correspondent, CNN (archive footage)
Jay Carney

Jay Carney

Self - White House Press Secretary (archive footage)
Lucy Dalglish

Lucy Dalglish

Herself - Dean of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
James Risen

James Risen

Self - New York Times (archive footage)
Chelsea Manning

Chelsea Manning

Self - Whistleblower (archive footage)
John Kiriakou

John Kiriakou

Self - Whistleblower (archive footage)
Glenn Greenwald

Glenn Greenwald

Self - Journalist, The Guardian
Shannon Bream

Shannon Bream

Self - Fox News Anchor (archive footage)
Stephen Vladeck

Stephen Vladeck

Self - American University Washington College of Law (archive footage)
Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)
Pierre Sprey

Pierre Sprey

Self - Weapons Designer and Analyst