Cryptic overtures and a clandestine meeting gave birth to a big story
WASHINGTON The source had instructed his media contacts to come to Hong Kong, visit a particular out-of-the-way corner of a certain hotel, and ask - loudly - for directions to another part of the...
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LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer= LOS ANGELES (AP) â Laura Poitras' skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a...
View ArticleJournalistic impartiality tested in NSA leak story
Edward Snowden may represent the archetypal leaker of the Internet age — a tech savant who justifies his civil disobedience as a righteous rebuttal to the big institutions he believes have intruded...
View ArticleEdward Snowden, Source of Stunning NSA Leaks, Reveals Himself
Share 0 The source of a series of top secret leaks from the National Security Agency has stepped out of the shadows and identified himself as ex-CIA technical assistant Edward Snowden, saying he was...
View ArticleMika Brzezinski Accuses Glenn Greenwald Of 'Misleading' Coverage (VIDEO)
On Tuesday, Mika Brzezinski accused the media of "misleading" coverage on Edward Snowden and the NSA's surveillance programs. Her comments came during a discussion about Snowden, the source who leaked...
View ArticleStunning NSA Leaks: Is Daniel Ellsberg Back?
The headline-grabbing national security leaks in The Washington Post and The Guardian last week both were authored by board members of a little-known, six-month-old advocacy group that was formed to...
View ArticleEdward Snowden: NSA whistleblower, fugitive, hero … or traitor?
Despite a blaze of publicity, the man who told the world about US government surveillance remains a mystery to many Link to video: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society...
View ArticleThe Reporters Breaking The NSA Story Have Some Significant Disagreements
Since the Guardian's NSA whistleblower source revealed himself yesterday, the newspaper's staff — in particular columnist Glenn Greenwald — have received plaudits for their coverage, and rightly so....
View ArticleLaura Poitras: Why Edward Snowden Didn't Approach NY Times
Edward Snowden was skeptical of approaching the mainstream media, one of the journalists who was contacted by the former CIA agent said on Monday. In an exclusive interview with Salon, documentary...
View ArticleRubik's Cube led to top secrets
State secrets: As the flag fluttered in front of the US consulate in Hong Kong, Edward Snowden leaked details of a US program to monitor internet users. Photo: AFP The source had instructed his media...
View ArticleHow Glenn Greenwald Began Communicating With NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden
Glenn Greenwald, a reporter of The Guardian newspaper, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong Monday, June 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung) NEW YORK -- Edward Snowden, the NSA whistleblower who...
View ArticleDocumentary Filmmaker Laura Poitras Helped Break NSA News
2 8 0 0 0 Email Print Comments Getty Images Laura Poitras With bylines in the Washington Post and the Guardian, she's helped reveal the scope of the government's data collection, and named the...
View ArticleFilmmaker has a key role in NSA revelations
When a source with intimate knowledge of the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance activities decided to reveal government secrets, he turned to an accomplished, if little known,...
View ArticleFilmmaker examines US security issues
Sharing bylines on both sides of the Atlantic in reports on the US government's domestic surveillance activities is a woman best known as an acclaimed documentary film maker. Laura Poitras, 49, played...
View ArticleAward-winning filmmaker has rare key role in surveillance leaks; merger of...
LOS ANGELES — Laura Poitras’ skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a public TV showcase, even if her work fell...
View ArticleLaura Poitras, Documentary Filmmaker, Takes Center Stage In Edward Snowden...
LOS ANGELES -- Laura Poitras' skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a public TV showcase, even if her work fell...
View ArticleLaura Poitras, Edward Snowden Filmmaker, Takes Center Stage In Surveillance...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laura Poitras' skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a public TV showcase, even if her work...
View Article>Filmmaker takes center stage in surveillance story
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Laura Poitras' skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors and a public TV showcase, even if her work...
View ArticleLeakers guided by WikiLeaks, journalists?
Did Edward Snowden decide on his own to seek out journalists and then a job at Booz Allen Hamilton’s Hawaii facility as an IT systems administrator to gather classified documents about the National...
View ArticleWas Snowden acting on his own?
Did Edward Snowden decide on his own to seek out journalists and then a job at Booz Allen Hamilton's Hawaii facility as an IT systems administrator to gather classified documents about the National...
View ArticleFilmmaker Laura Poitras Named a 2012 MacArthur Fellow; Outspoken Voice on...
Filmmaker of Three Award-winning POV Feature Documentaries Is Among 23 Fellows Announced by MacArthur Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The John D. and Catherine T....
View ArticleSnowden’s links to WikiLeaks and journalists raise questions
Did Edward Snowden decide on his own to seek out journalists and then a job at Booz Allen Hamilton’s Hawaii facility as an IT systems administrator to gather classified documents about the National...
View ArticleQuestions for Snowden
Did Edward Snowden decide on his own to seek out journalists and then a job at Booz Allen Hamilton’s Hawaii facility as an IT systems administrator to gather classified documents about the National...
View ArticleFilmmaker has key role in surveillance leaks; merger of art, journalism
LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Laura Poitras' skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honours and a public TV showcase, even if her work...
View ArticleLaura Poitras Called The ‘Keyser Soze’ Of Edward Snowden Story
Laura Poitras wasn’t Edward Snowden’s first choice to share his secrets about the NSA’s domestic spying program, but in the months since she first made contact with the whistleblower she’s become the...
View ArticleHow Edward Snowden led journalist and film-maker to reveal NSA secrets
Whistleblower drew Glenn Greenwald and film-maker Laura Poitras together to expose surveillance programmes Edward Snowden’s leaks confirmed that emails were not secure and he thought journalists naive...
View ArticleFilmmaker Laura Poitras examines US security issues
Sharing bylines on both sides of the Atlantic in reports on the US government's domestic surveillance activities is a woman best known as an acclaimed documentary film maker. Laura Poitras, 49, played...
View ArticleGreenwald, reporter of Snowden stories, to leave Guardian
Glenn Greenwald, the blogger and journalist who has revealed key details about the National Security Agency's massive surveillance program, is leaving Britain's Guardian newspaper to join a new news...
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