30 March 2023 | 01:51 PM

#VirtualTownHall: whistleblowers — when are the stakes too high?

Key Takeaways

Investigative journalists rely on whistleblowers to expose serious wrongdoing, as the #GuptaLeaks have shown.

But for the whistleblower this may come at great personal cost. When are the stakes too high? How do journalists protect their sources? And if they can’t, is the story worth it?

We will explore these questions during a panel discussion live-streamed via the amaBhungane YouTube page.

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Tabelo Timse

Tabelo has a Journalism Master’s degree from Nelson Mandela University. Her journalism career began as a TV reporter and radio current affairs producer at the SABC regional office in Port Elizabeth, but she later decided her passion was in print media.

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