Honoring the ‘Accomplices’ to Truth Who Caught Clapper in a Lie

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Feb 18, 2014 Yesterday's traitor is today's hero, and the brave journalists who helped Edward Snowden get the word out are at last being honored for their public service. Or so one hopes. The brave journalists who helped Edward Snowden get the word out are at last being honored for their public service. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

NSA Reporters Awarded Polk Journalism Honor

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 17, 2014 The prestigious 2013 George Polk Awards in Journalism have recognized the three journalists who with The Guardian broke the National Security Agency revelations from Edward Snowden. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

NSA Spying Caught Law Firm Activities

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Feb 17, 2014 Investigator Laura Poitras and The New York Times reported Saturday that an unidentified American law firm that had been retained by the Indonesian government was targeted for surveillance by the National Security Agency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama as Unreliable Narrator on Climate Action: From SOTU to NSA Spying at Copenhagen

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 30, 2014 When President Obama looked us in the eye and said that the U.S. is not engaged in electronic surveillance for economic reasons, he was lying through his teeth. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Edward Snowden’s Christmas Message (Video Update)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2013 British television's Channel 4, known for broadcasting "unusual but relevant" figures' holiday messages as opposed to the Queen of England's annual speech, has chosen whistle-blower Edward Snowden to convey this year's address. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Greenwald: Privatized Reporting Claims Are Absurd

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 3, 2013 Glenn Greenwald responds to accusations from news personalities that he has "monopolized" and "privatized" reporting on documents given to him by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenwald and Friends Add Two Journalists to News Venture

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 30, 2013 The new journalism enterprise funded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and helmed by Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras has two new employees. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jeremy Scahill, Laura Poitras Reportedly Joining Forces With Greenwald for New Site

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Oct 16, 2013 More details emerged Wednesday about the major new media outlet that came to light when Glenn Greenwald announced he was leaving The Guardian for a "once-in-a-career opportunity." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdiggers of the Week: Editors and Reporters of The Guardian

BLANK Oct 13, 2013 In an age of unprecedented antagonism toward the press, one newspaper headquartered in the heart of a former empire is making a spirited thrashing of the image and ambitions of some of the world's proudest elites.One newspaper headquartered in the heart of a former empire is making a spirited thrashing of the image and ambitions of some of the world's proudest elites. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

NSA Creates Social Profiles of U.S. Citizens

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 28, 2013 The agency that brought you warrantless mass spying exploits its huge database to create detailed graphs of Americans' social connections, identifying their associates, locations, traveling companions and other personal information, newly disclosed documents and interviews with officials reveal. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Love It or Leave It?

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Aug 25, 2013 Journalism is often a form of priestcraft. If human victims are required on the pyramids of sacrifice, a mob of journalists is always ready to slip on priestly robes while reaching for the knives. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Greenwald’s Partner Told He Would Be ‘Put in Jail’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 20, 2013 In his first interview since being detained and interrogated for nine hours Sunday by British authorities under the Terrorism Act, David Miranda, the partner of the Guardian journalist who broke stories of mass surveillance by the National Security Agency this summer, has accused Britain of a "total abuse of power." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )