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Habe mir folgende Notizen aus diesem Buch vor Jahren gemacht:Gefahren für den WhistleblowerNewspapers denigrate them for disloyaltyOstracizeDifficult to stop mid-streamBureaucracy rarely forget or forgives (3d or 4thgenerations)Motivations: real risk of being discredited rather than vindicatedKeine falschen ErwartungenDo not expect justiceOnly personal satisfaction  that you did the right thingGefahr im familiären BereichFamily break upTaktische TippsBest defense is a good offenseYou have to set the agendaDevelop thick skin. Be prepared to live with the whole record.Strategic planning maybe the most important investment.Umgang mit BehördenProve that you gave the proper authorities the chance to do the right thing: they cover up the problemGood relations with administrative and support staff. They offer testimony.TechnikKeep close records.Keep a diary. Record events and full names.BescheidenheitIt is better to understate than to overstate the case.FairnessTreat your partner civilly.Wie wird man dargestellt ?Paranoia works in the bureaucracy´s favour. They want to paint you as an unreasonable, unstable person whose charges  should not be taken seriously.Don´t expect others to do the same.Do not become obsessive true believer in the importance of the case. DON,T  LET  IT CONSUME YOU.Object of  surveillance by government or private investigators.They want that you act irrationally. Bullying you into a mistake. Sound crazy.Folgen für den whistleblowerCreates extraordinary stress for you.Typischer Angriff gegen jeden whistleblowerATTACK THE SOURCE´S MOTIVES, CREDIBILITY, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, DIRECT SPOTLIGHT AT THE WHISTLEBLOWER, INSTEAD OF THE ALLEGED MISCONDUCT.Whistleblower wird analysiert, negatives Psychogramm erstelltInvestigation of the whistleblowerOpen  investigation and keep it pending for an indefinite period.Create uncertainty and stress, undermine credibility.Charges: loud  mouth egomaniac, sexual harassment charges, drug raid, smear campaigns, greater threats, psychiatric examinationBlocking access to informationHumiliationPublicly  denigratedAttack stealing evidenceAssault on a federal officialTreasonDisloyal, threatened with criminal prosecutionFinancial billsKilledBlacklistedCredibility, career, family, finances, shooting the messengerDarstellung des whistleblowers wird "zerrissen" nicht durch inhaltliche Auseinandersetzung, sondern durch Scheindebatten die sich auf die Person beziehen:Trivialize, exaggerate, distort whistleblowers allegations. Although mistakes were made, they  committed no intentional violations, whistleblower is discredited.AktenmanipulationRewriting record, deleting evidence. Findings are massaged through edits that ensure that they will not be interpreted as significant.Absolution der angeprangerten Stellen durch willfährige PressePress release about investigation concluding that there was no wrongdoing.PapierautobahnLaunch an  investigation that never ends, leaving  the allegations of wrongdoing unresolved.Downshiften der MissständeTrivialize allegations of wrongdoing by rewriting them and lower the scandal volume.Die einzig wirksame Option: echter investigativer Journalismus, sofern dieser noch existiert oder selber "leaken"Investigative reporter may be your best option.Exclusive ? Yes, best  interest. But unlimited time to work on it (Na und ?).Ratschläge für den  Umgang mit JournalistenSetting a time irritates journalist. You can  always agree to extend the deadline.Be prepared for the fact that a story may not be published.If the story is run, do not expect reporters to be crusader for your cause.Journalists remain uninvolved in your personal concerns and activities.Do not assume that since  you are working closely with a reporter he is your  friend.The calmest person is the most credible.Don´t exaggerate or dramatize.High drama  erodes the patience of long time reporters.Do not try to convince reporters that you area hero or a martyr.Factual information on the misconduct you witnessed. Let him ask about your personal hardships. Statements  brief.Do not come across as bitter, defensive or paranoid, and do not dwell on the  subject.Sound bite statementsStart with the conclusion and than explain  the basis.Create a mental image.Demystify the  jargon.Get it right the first time.Don’t assume that you own the reporter´s time.The most  fortunate receive a few month´s time.Respect the  hard work that almost all journalists invest in  their profession.If you are going public you may receive more publicity and  requests for interviews after the story appears. Caution. One of the ways that they can discredit you to others is by portraying you as a self – glorified publicity hound. Don´t give them any ammunition by letting the publicity go to your head. A little humility can  go a long way in  making your case.DO NOT QUIT UNTIL THE TRUTH HAS BEEN FULLY EXPOSEDTom Devine: The Whistleblower's Survival Guide: Courage Without Martyrdom, Government Accountability Project, Selbstverlag Washington DC 1997http://goo.gl/2uFM4http://vierprinzen.blogspot.com  (E)update: Mannings Geisteszustand wird untersucht.Spiegel: http://goo.gl/eUXAePasst in die hier dargestellte Zusammenfassung.Parallele: in einem heftigen zurückliegenden Schriftverkehr mit meinem Widersacher (Insider wissen wen ich meine), wurde immer wieder und exzessiv darauf hingewiesen, dass nur "Geistesstörungen" die Offenlegeung von Geheimnissen" veranlasst haben können.