Glenn Greenwald Leaves the Guardian To Start His Own Site 94
sfcrazy writes "Glenn Greenwald, the thorn in the proverbial back of NSA and its colonial cousin GCHQ, is leaving the Guardian to start his own news organization. Greenwald said 'My partnership with the Guardian has been extremely fruitful and fulfilling: I have high regard for the editors and journalists with whom I worked and am incredibly proud of what we achieved. The decision to leave was not an easy one, but I was presented with a once-in-a-career dream journalistic opportunity that no journalist could possibly decline. Because this news leaked before we were prepared to announce it, I'm not yet able to provide any details of this momentous new venture, but it will be unveiled very shortly.'"
Doesn't seem like the best idea (Score:5, Informative)
Greenwald's new media venture (Score:5, Informative)
And there's more... (Score:5, Informative)
There are now reports that Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras, two journalists with serious cred in the area of spying and national security, will join Greenwald at the new site.
From TFA:
"Scahill, a dogged investigative journalist who focuses on national security, and Poitras, a filmmaker who has extensively covered surveillance issues, had already been in discussions with Greenwald about starting a venture together when Omidyar approached with a similar vision for a new media outlet, sources said. The Washington Post reported Tuesday night that Poitras and Scahill may be potential âoehiresâ at the new site. But according to sources, they were already in talks with Greenwald about working together and are not only now being recruited for the venture".
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/16/glen-greenwald-media_n_4107289.html [huffingtonpost.com]
Bad move (Score:3, Informative)
Without the Guardian's rep he will be regulated to the conspiracy bin in no time at all.
Re:Greg Palast (Score:5, Informative)
P.S. Why is it that the best American investigative journalists work for British publications? Do British investigative journalists work for American publications?
The Private Eye (UK publication) seems to do a lot of the investigations into British affairs that a lot of the rest of the British media avoid.