whistleblowings
Reporting employer wrongdoing
Whistleblowings is the plural of whistleblowing—the act of exposing wrongdoing, fraud, or illegal activity within an organization, typically by an insider reporting to authorities or the public.
The plural is rare, as whistleblowing usually appears as an uncountable noun: The various whistleblowings that emerged from the agency painted a picture of systemic corruption.
Punitive response to injury
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- safeguardsMeasures preventing harm
- immunityProtected from harm
shields · legislation · policies · hotlines · channels · reporting · mechanisms · protocols
Failed energy corporation
- insiderOne with confidential access
- auditorsFinancial statement reviewers
- executivesSenior corporate officers
- managementOrganizing and directing resources
shareholders · SEC · regulators · accountability · transparency · governance · compliance · internal
Surprising facts made known
- disclosuresActs of revealing information
- leaksUnwanted fluid escapes
- uncoveringsActs of revealing hidden things
- exposésReports uncovering hidden truths
investigations · scandals · coverups · wrongdoing · misconduct · corruption · fraud · malfeasance
retaliation
Punitive response to injury
- anonymityUnknown identity state
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- safeguardsMeasures preventing harm
immunity · shields · legislation · policies · hotlines · channels · reporting · mechanisms · protocols · procedures
Enron
Failed energy corporation
- insiderOne with confidential access
- auditorsFinancial statement reviewers
- executivesSenior corporate officers
management · shareholders · SEC · regulators · accountability · transparency · governance · compliance · internal · financial
revelations
Surprising facts made known
- disclosuresActs of revealing information
- leaksUnwanted fluid escapes
- uncoveringsActs of revealing hidden things
exposés · investigations · scandals · coverups · wrongdoing · misconduct · corruption · fraud · malfeasance · violations
intelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- nationalOf a country
security · agencies · NSA · CIA · Pentagon · military · diplomacy · secrets · officials · bureaucracy
whistleblowingscoverups
Efforts to suppress truth
cover-ups · stonewalling · secrecy · nondisclosure · censorship
whistleblowingscomplicity
Shared criminal involvement
turning a blind eye · looking the other way · conspiracy of silence · code of silence · omertà
- whistleblowing policiesRules protecting misconduct reporters