Digital Whistleblowing Platforms in Journalism

Philip Di Salvo is Lecturer and a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Media and Journalism at the Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland. He researches whistleblowing, leaks, and the relationships between journalism and hacking.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Understanding Whistleblowing.- 3. Whistleblowing Platforms.- 4. A Study into Whistleblowing Platforms.- 5. Results.- 6. Conclusions.

“With each chapter, the reader is provided with an extensive reference list for further reading. I recommend the book to everyone who is new to the topic of digital whistleblowing, as it provides a good overview of public interest whistleblowing in a journalisticcontext. For readers who wish to investigate this journalistic practice further, I would also recommend this book, as the proposed taxonomy of whistleblowing platforms is a beneficial starting point for further studies.” (Renate Fischer, Digital War, Vol. 2, 2021)