On August 5, Whistleblower Network News (WNN) welcomed an Indonesian delegation as part of the U.S. State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). The aim of the program is to foster a global collaboration and professional exchange of knowledge and ideas.
The group consisted of six Indonesian transparency and accountability leaders from the government and non-profit sectors, including one media representative. They came to learn how WNN contributes to whistleblower protection efforts in the U.S. and internationally, and its coverage of various government anti-corruption and whistleblower programs.
Jeana Lee and Allison Nguyen, assistant news editors at WNN, emphasized how it combines legal expertise with storytelling to shed light on cases often overlooked by mainstream media. “Unlike traditional outlets, we cover not just headlines, but the people and policies behind them,” Nguyen said. “We aim to inform the public, legal professionals, and policymakers alike.”
Editor-in-Chief Mary Jane Wilmoth highlighted WNN’s broader mission, to humanize the whistleblower experience. “Behind every whistleblower is a human story,” she said. “Our work connects those stories to a global audience.”
As a seasoned whistleblower attorney and partner at Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, Wilmoth provided the group with a primer on U.S. whistleblower laws, including the False Claims Act, qui tam provisions, and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Delegates showed particular...
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