VIDEO: Glenn Greenwald: NSA Leaks Were as Much a Battle Against Establishment Media as Surveillance
At a press conference in Berlin, the co-founding editor of The Intercept explained why a crucial part of the strategy of reporting on Edward Snowden's leaked NSA documents was to find ways around certain media "hurdles."At a press conference in Berlin, the co-founding editor of The Intercept explained why a crucial part of the strategy of reporting on Edward Snowden’s leaked NSA documents was to find ways around certain media “hurdles.”
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