Definition of "whistleblowing" []

• The disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department (noun)

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• "This happens in my honest opinion as aside from those who may try to help others and end up suffering devastation themselves … these other professionals may then turn a blind eye and stay silent & are now possibly also being influenced by some of the weaknesses and politics behind the so-called whistleblowing legislation which is operating in NZ etc"
• "BP's Alaska operations have also been the subject of numerous 'whistleblowing' safety concerns being raised by the ombudsman the company set up in 2006."
• "My opinion comes from lectures I've been giving all over the country on "Ethical Decision-making" which, after my "whistleblowing" experience, doubles as a warning about how easy it is to get sucked into doing bad things and/or to go along with wrongful, illegal decisions."