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The Government Accountability Project is able to secure top-notch guests with the level of talent and expertise necessary to explain complex issues on Whistle Where You Work for two reasons: First, GAP is an extremely well-respected member of the nonprofit public interest community, with excellent connections from working as part of wide-ranging coalitions advocating for a host of issues surrounding transparency. Second, guests on our program work in the Washington, D.C. metro area, where GAP and its studios are each located.

GAP’s producers wish to thank all of the wonderful organizations and media outlets that have allowed us to use their experts as guests for our program. These include the groups listed below. (Each group’s representative, and the episode they appeared on, follows the group’s entry)

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American Civil Liberties Union: The ACLU is our nation’s guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. (Caroline Fredrickson, Episode 1; Mike German, Episode 5)

Center for American Progress: CAP is a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. It combines policy ideas with a modern communications platform to help shape the national debate, expose the hollowness of conservative governing philosophy, and challenge the media to cover the issues that truly matter. (Peter Swire, Episode 1; Joe Romm, Episode 12)

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington: CREW is dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials — regardless of party affiliation — who sacrifice the common good to special interests. CREW advances its mission using a combination of research, litigation and media outreach. (Melanie Sloan, Episode 9)

Center for Science in the Public Interest: Since 1971, CSPI has been a strong advocate for nutrition and health, food safety, alcohol policy, and sound science. (Caroline Smith DeWaal, Episode 5)

Chicago Tribune: This newspaper is one of the top ten in the country in terms of circulation. (Steven Hedges, Episode 5)

Climate Science Watch: CSW, a project of the Government Accountability Project, is a nonprofit public interest education and advocacy project dedicated to holding public officials accountable for the integrity and effectiveness with which they use climate science and related research in government policy making, toward the goal of enabling society to respond effectively to the challenges posed by global warming and climate change. (Rick Piltz, Episode 4)

Food Chemical News: FCN has over 45 years’ experience of monitoring and reporting on FDA, USDA and other federal state agencies. It provides news, in-depth analysis and expert summaries on all food policy and regulations. Published weekly, online and in print, FCN is a leading news service on US food law and food policy. (Steve Clapp, Episode 11)

Food & Water Watch: FWW is a nonprofit consumer organization that works to ensure clean water and safe food. FWW challenges the corporate control and abuse of our food and water resources by empowering people to take action and by transforming the public consciousness about what we eat and drink. (Tony Corbo, Episode 11)

Global Green USA: Global Green is the American arm of Green Cross International, which was created to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future by reconnecting humanity with the environment. (Dr. Paul Walker, Episode 6)

Institute for Policy Studies: As Washington’s “first progressive multi-issue think tank,” IPS has served as a policy and research resource for visionary social justice movements for four decades: from the anti-war and civil rights movements in the 1960’s to the peace and global justice movements of the last decade. (Robert Alvarez, Episode 12)

International Association of Whistleblowers: IAW promotes and encourages laws seeking to oppose hazardous, illegal and unsafe conditions, and to oppose waste, fraud and abuse of authority in government and government funded entities. (Dr. Jim Murtagh, Episode 11)

Jubilee USA: Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of 75 religious denominations and faith communities, human rights, environmental, labor, and community groups working for the definitive cancellation of crushing debts to fight poverty and injustice in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. (Neil Watkins, Episode 8

National Security Archive: NSA is an independent, non-governmental research institute and library located at The George Washington University. The Archive collects and publishes declassified documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The Archive also serves as a repository of government records on a wide range of topics pertaining to the national security, foreign, intelligence, and economic policies of the United States. (Meredith Fuchs, Episode 7)

The New Yorker: The New Yorker is one of the leading magazines in America, publishing investigative reports, commentaries, criticisms, and numerous other features. (Jane Mayer, Episode 3)

OMB Watch: OMB Watch exists to increase government transparency and accountability; to ensure sound, equitable regulatory and budgetary processes and policies; and to protect and promote active citizen participation in our democracy. (Gary Bass, Episode 2)

OpenTheGovernment.org: OpenTheGovernment.org is a coalition of journalists, consumer and good government groups, environmentalists, library groups, labor, and others united to make the federal government a more open place in order to make America safer, strengthen public trust in government, and support democratic principles. (Patrice McDermott, Episode 18)

Phillip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland:  The mission of PMCJ is to produce the best possible journalists for the world’s leading news organizations. (Deborah Nelson, Episode 3)

Public Citizen’s Congress Watch: CW champions consumer interests before the U.S. Congress. It seeks to preserve citizen access to the courts to redress corporate harm and negligence, and to ensure that Congress represents citizens by exposing the harmful impact of money in politics and fighting for an improved democracy. (David Arkush, Episode 10)

Union of Concerned Scientists: UCS is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. UCS combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices. (Francesca Grifo, Episode 4)

U.S. Public Interest Research Group: U.S. PIRG is an advocate for the public interest. When consumers are cheated, or the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned out by special interest lobbyists, U.S. PIRG speaks up and takes action. It uncovers threats to public health and well-being and fights to end them, using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposés, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. (Ed Mierzwinski, Episode 10)