Whistleblowing as Employee’s Freedom of Speech. Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case
In this paper, we use Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case in order to discuss whistleblowing understood as employees’ freedom of speech. We define the phenomenon according to significant democratic values; the public, fallible search for a deeper truth. When it comes to the sources...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
The University of Akureyri
2016-11-01
|
| Series: | Nordicum-Mediterraneum |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-11-no-3-2016/conference-proceeding-volume-11-no-3-2016/whistleblowing-employees-freedom-speech-gunther-wallraffs-authorship-illustrative-case/ |
| _version_ | 1797335304431992832 |
|---|---|
| author | Kristian Alm Jacob Dahl Rendtorff |
| author_facet | Kristian Alm Jacob Dahl Rendtorff |
| author_sort | Kristian Alm |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | In this paper, we use Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case in order to discuss whistleblowing understood as employees’ freedom of speech. We define the phenomenon according to significant democratic values; the public, fallible search for a deeper truth. When it comes to the sources, our point of departure is based on several of the most significant books published by Wallraff during a period from the end of the 1960-ties to the end of the 1980-ties. We trace some of the personal motivation behind his whistleblowing-project in Marxism and focus that he applies the undercover methods of journalism on the profession of journalists themselves. We argue that the Wallraff-case deals with three important issues; 1) investigative journalism linked to the discussion of the legitimacy of lying, 2) freedom of speech as an active choice of publically disclosing unethical behavior and different types of repression in organizations, and 3) Wallraff’s whistle-blowing in organizations as related to analogues modern types of freedom of speech. In the end, we use different social theories to explain why the type of whistleblowing Wallraff is famous for was necessary. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-08T08:35:01Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-2402bcf69284434f88935bfd09a23fc7 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1670-6242 1670-6242 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-08T08:35:01Z |
| publishDate | 2016-11-01 |
| publisher | The University of Akureyri |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Nordicum-Mediterraneum |
| spelling | doaj.art-2402bcf69284434f88935bfd09a23fc72024-02-02T01:38:30ZengThe University of AkureyriNordicum-Mediterraneum1670-62421670-62422016-11-01113B4Whistleblowing as Employee’s Freedom of Speech. Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative caseKristian AlmJacob Dahl RendtorffIn this paper, we use Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case in order to discuss whistleblowing understood as employees’ freedom of speech. We define the phenomenon according to significant democratic values; the public, fallible search for a deeper truth. When it comes to the sources, our point of departure is based on several of the most significant books published by Wallraff during a period from the end of the 1960-ties to the end of the 1980-ties. We trace some of the personal motivation behind his whistleblowing-project in Marxism and focus that he applies the undercover methods of journalism on the profession of journalists themselves. We argue that the Wallraff-case deals with three important issues; 1) investigative journalism linked to the discussion of the legitimacy of lying, 2) freedom of speech as an active choice of publically disclosing unethical behavior and different types of repression in organizations, and 3) Wallraff’s whistle-blowing in organizations as related to analogues modern types of freedom of speech. In the end, we use different social theories to explain why the type of whistleblowing Wallraff is famous for was necessary.http://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-11-no-3-2016/conference-proceeding-volume-11-no-3-2016/whistleblowing-employees-freedom-speech-gunther-wallraffs-authorship-illustrative-case/free speechfreedom; free press; free speechWhistleblowing |
| spellingShingle | Kristian Alm Jacob Dahl Rendtorff Whistleblowing as Employee’s Freedom of Speech. Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case Nordicum-Mediterraneum free speech freedom; free press; free speech Whistleblowing |
| title | Whistleblowing as Employee’s Freedom of Speech. Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case |
| title_full | Whistleblowing as Employee’s Freedom of Speech. Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case |
| title_fullStr | Whistleblowing as Employee’s Freedom of Speech. Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case |
| title_full_unstemmed | Whistleblowing as Employee’s Freedom of Speech. Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case |
| title_short | Whistleblowing as Employee’s Freedom of Speech. Günther Wallraff’s authorship as an illustrative case |
| title_sort | whistleblowing as employee s freedom of speech gunther wallraff s authorship as an illustrative case |
| topic | free speech freedom; free press; free speech Whistleblowing |
| url | http://nome.unak.is/wordpress/volume-11-no-3-2016/conference-proceeding-volume-11-no-3-2016/whistleblowing-employees-freedom-speech-gunther-wallraffs-authorship-illustrative-case/ |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT kristianalm whistleblowingasemployeesfreedomofspeechguntherwallraffsauthorshipasanillustrativecase AT jacobdahlrendtorff whistleblowingasemployeesfreedomofspeechguntherwallraffsauthorshipasanillustrativecase |