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		cortesoft on Aug 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump says he is considering pardon for Edward Sno... Leaking is a type of whistleblowing. Not all whistleblowers are leakers, but leaking secret information is one way to be a whistleblower.

apendleton on Aug 16, 2020 [–]

I don't think either is a superset/subset of the other -- the Venn circles overlap, but there are definitely leakers who are not whistleblowers. Like, leaking salacious celebrity gossip to a tabloid is not whistleblowing.

cortesoft on Aug 16, 2020 | [–]

Yes, you are correct

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