This document discusses whistleblowers and whistleblowing. It defines a whistleblower as someone who exposes wrongdoing in an organization. Whistleblowing can be internal, reporting issues within an organization, or external, reporting to outside groups like law enforcement. Internal whistleblowing can solve problems internally but may lead to retaliation, while external whistleblowing ensures more immediate action but can damage an organization's reputation and costs. The document also examines perceptions of whistleblowers and includes examples of famous whistleblowers.