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Truth Distancing? Whistleblowing as Remedy to Censorship during COVID-19
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In the COVID-19 pandemic, whistleblowers have become the essential watchdogs
disrupting suppression and control of information. Many governments have
intentionally not disclosed information or failed to do so in a timely manner,
misled the public or even promoted false beliefs. Fierce public interest
defenders are pushing back against this censorship. Dr Fen and Dr Wenliang were
the first whistleblowers in China to report that a new pandemic was possibly
underway, and ever since, numerous other whistleblowers around the world have
been reporting on the spread of the virus, the lack of medical equipment and
other information of public interest. This paper maps the relevant whistleblowing
cases in China, the USA and Europe and shows that many whistleblowers are
initially censored and face disciplinary measures or even dismissals. At the same
time, whistleblowing during the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn public attention to
the shortcomings of institutional reporting systems and a wider appreciation of
whistleblowers as uniquely placed to expose risk at early stages. Ultimately,
whistleblowing as a means of transparency is not only becoming ever less
controversial, but during COVID-19 it has become the ?remedy? to censorship.