War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)
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.
Director: Robert Greenwald
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 66 min
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Cast
- Daniel Ellsberg - Self - Pentagon Papers Whistleblower
- Franz Gayl - Self - Whistleblower
- Seymour Hersh - Self - Journalist
- David Carr - Self - Journalist, New York Times
- Sharon Weinberger - Self - National Security Reporter
- Tom Vanden Brook - Self - Journalist, USA Today
- Danielle Brian - Self - Executive Director at Project On Government Oversight
- Conchita Gayl - Self - Franz Gayl's Wife
- Joe Biden - Self - Vice President (archive footage)
- Robert Gates - Self - Former Secretary of Defense
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
fbi, journalism, coast guard, national security agency (nsa), security, military, humvee
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State about?
- 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.
- Who directed War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State?
- War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State was directed by Robert Greenwald.
- Who stars in War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State?
- War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State stars Daniel Ellsberg, Franz Gayl, Seymour Hersh, David Carr, Sharon Weinberger, Tom Vanden Brook.
- How long is War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State?
- War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State has a runtime of 1h 6m (66 minutes).
- What genre is War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State?
- War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State is a Documentary film.
- Where was War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State produced?
- War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State was produced in United States of America.