Gordon Corera
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That's right. He's decided he doesn't want to publish it himself. He wants to go through journalists. who we think can kind of work through it and make the most of it and decide what to publish. So who's he going to try?
That's right. He's decided he doesn't want to publish it himself. He wants to go through journalists. who we think can kind of work through it and make the most of it and decide what to publish. So who's he going to try?
That's right. He's decided he doesn't want to publish it himself. He wants to go through journalists. who we think can kind of work through it and make the most of it and decide what to publish. So who's he going to try?
I mean, he actually is wary of one obvious place, which is the New York Times, because he feels that in the past they were leaned on by the government to not publish certain stories about government surveillance and had held back. So instead he wants to look for figures who he thinks I think will be more sympathetic, who he's going to reach out to initially anonymously
I mean, he actually is wary of one obvious place, which is the New York Times, because he feels that in the past they were leaned on by the government to not publish certain stories about government surveillance and had held back. So instead he wants to look for figures who he thinks I think will be more sympathetic, who he's going to reach out to initially anonymously
I mean, he actually is wary of one obvious place, which is the New York Times, because he feels that in the past they were leaned on by the government to not publish certain stories about government surveillance and had held back. So instead he wants to look for figures who he thinks I think will be more sympathetic, who he's going to reach out to initially anonymously
to try and persuade them to listen. So the first person he tries, and it's a really interesting character, an important character in our story, is a guy called Glenn Greenwald. Now, Glenn Greenwald, his background is as a civil liberties lawyer. He's become a journalist with the Guardian US, the...
to try and persuade them to listen. So the first person he tries, and it's a really interesting character, an important character in our story, is a guy called Glenn Greenwald. Now, Glenn Greenwald, his background is as a civil liberties lawyer. He's become a journalist with the Guardian US, the...
to try and persuade them to listen. So the first person he tries, and it's a really interesting character, an important character in our story, is a guy called Glenn Greenwald. Now, Glenn Greenwald, his background is as a civil liberties lawyer. He's become a journalist with the Guardian US, the...
the branch of The Guardian published out of America, but he lives in Brazil and he's been focusing on abuses of power by the US government for some time. He's only just joined The Guardian a previous year. He is quite a radical campaigning figure. Now, it's interesting because in the journalist world, some people say, well, is he a journalist? He's more of an activist.
the branch of The Guardian published out of America, but he lives in Brazil and he's been focusing on abuses of power by the US government for some time. He's only just joined The Guardian a previous year. He is quite a radical campaigning figure. Now, it's interesting because in the journalist world, some people say, well, is he a journalist? He's more of an activist.
the branch of The Guardian published out of America, but he lives in Brazil and he's been focusing on abuses of power by the US government for some time. He's only just joined The Guardian a previous year. He is quite a radical campaigning figure. Now, it's interesting because in the journalist world, some people say, well, is he a journalist? He's more of an activist.
I actually think he is more of a sign about how journalism was changing, where you get these people who've got quite strong individual brands and who have quite strong views and have an online presence. And Greenwald, in a way, I think is ahead of his time in being one of those characters.
I actually think he is more of a sign about how journalism was changing, where you get these people who've got quite strong individual brands and who have quite strong views and have an online presence. And Greenwald, in a way, I think is ahead of his time in being one of those characters.
I actually think he is more of a sign about how journalism was changing, where you get these people who've got quite strong individual brands and who have quite strong views and have an online presence. And Greenwald, in a way, I think is ahead of his time in being one of those characters.
So he's very much being reached out to by Snowden, who I think has been reading some of his blogs because of who he is, rather than necessarily it being The Guardian specifically at this point. But December the 1st, 2012, Green will get an email from someone called Cincinnatus. Now, remember, this is the name of a Roman who voluntarily relinquished power.
So he's very much being reached out to by Snowden, who I think has been reading some of his blogs because of who he is, rather than necessarily it being The Guardian specifically at this point. But December the 1st, 2012, Green will get an email from someone called Cincinnatus. Now, remember, this is the name of a Roman who voluntarily relinquished power.
So he's very much being reached out to by Snowden, who I think has been reading some of his blogs because of who he is, rather than necessarily it being The Guardian specifically at this point. But December the 1st, 2012, Green will get an email from someone called Cincinnatus. Now, remember, this is the name of a Roman who voluntarily relinquished power.
So, you know, it's a little clue in the name.
So, you know, it's a little clue in the name.