Which Element of Whistle-Blowing Is Absent from the Following Case

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which element of whistle-blowing is absent from the following case: An engineer knows that his company is breaking the law by periodically allowing untreated wastewater with a low pH into the sewer, creating a risk of killing the bacteria at the municipal wastewater treatment plant. The engineer sabotages the company's discharge creating a spill that draws the attention of the authorities and then explains to them what the company has been doing.

• A) Merely passes information along to authorities
• B) Justifiably believes wrongdoing has occurred
• C) Intention to end wrongdoing (not merely revenge)
• D) Serious wrongdoing

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Definitions:

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The concept that media consumers do not passively accept content but actively interpret and integrate it according to their own cultural backgrounds and experiences.

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