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AP IMPACT: Snowden's life surrounded by spycraft

In the suburbs edged by woods midway between Baltimore and the nation's capital, residents long joked that the government spy shop next door was so ultra-secretive its initials stood for "No Such...

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Standing with Snowden: the nerdy past and uncertain future of a...

"I'm not sure I know who Edward Snowden is," a middle-aged man remarked as he wandered past the Union Square subway station. It was pouring rain in Manhattan, yet just a few feet away a diverse crowd...

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Exclusive - Snowden as a teen online: anime and cheeky humour

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Long before he became known worldwide as the NSA contractor who exposed top-secret U.S. government surveillance programs, Edward Snowden worked for a Japanese...

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Glenn Greenwald Hits Back At Peter King Over Call For Legal Action

Glenn Greenwald hit back at Rep. Peter King on Wednesday, accusing the congressman of telling a "blatant lie" and blasting his comments about journalists. Speaking on Tuesday, King called for lega...

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NSA director says surveillance helped stop 'dozens' of attacks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency said on Wednesday that broad U.S. surveillance efforts had helped stop "dozens" of possible attacks, and the contractor who revealed...

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China says it has no information in Snowden case

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry offered no details on Thursday on the National Security Agency contractor who revealed the U.S. government's top-secret monitoring of...

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Britain asks airlines to block U.S. NSA leaker Snowden - report

(Reuters) - Britain has asked airlines worldwide to block American Edward Snowden, who leaked details of U.S. government telephone and internet surveillance programs, from boarding any plane headed...

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The Snowden Principle

At the heart of Edward Snowden's decision to expose the NSA's massive phone and Internet spying programs was a fundamental belief in the people's right-to-know. "My sole motive is to inform the public...

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Assange: America is at the precipice of turnkey totalitarianism

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tells Hasan Suroor in an interview that people cannot really remain anonymous today, even if they use the right tools on the Internet. What was your first reaction to...

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Puzzling tactics

Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA turned whistleblower. Photo: Handout The source had instructed his media contacts to come to Hong Kong, visit a particular...

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Good morning Miss Prism! (International Journalism Festival)

(Source: International Journalism Festival) 15 giugno 2013 by Vincenzo Marino - translated by Roberta Aiello For a little over a week, the worldwide media has been in a tizz thanks to one of the...

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Filmmaker Responsible For Edward Snowden Video Takes Center Stage

Los Angeles (AP) — Laura Poitras' skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival...

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Documentary Filmmaker Takes On Role In Edward Snowden Story

Los Angeles — Laura Poitras' skill and boldness as a documentary filmmaker have gained her Oscar and Emmy nominations, Sundance Film Festival honors...

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Snowden tied to another NSA whistleblower?

The filmmaker who has been working closely with National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden also has a close working relationship with another famed NSA whistleblower, William Binney....

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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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Filmmaker 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...

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Filmmaker 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...

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Award-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...

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Laura 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...

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Laura 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...

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