On 8/14/13 5:20 PM, Owen Densmore wrote:
Slightly off topic, but why didn't the Guardian give more protection
to Snowden? I realize Ellsberg was a US citizen, but the NYTimes gave
him a lot of help staying out of jail.
Did the NYTimes do more than protect their source? (It was Sidney Zion
that named Ellsberg.)
I'm just guessing, but one reason why a newspaper wouldn't provide
support (monetary, logistical) would be limit themselves to reporting
the news rather than being the news. A less abstract reason would be to
not put extra scrutiny on government officials that give off-the-record
information.
Also, the Guardian was a second choice (see below), so it's not like
he'd necessarily be considered an exclusive asset.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/code-name-verax-snowden-in-exchanges-with-post-reporter-made-clear-he-knew-risks/2013/06/09/c9a25b54-d14c-11e2-9f1a-1a7cdee20287_print.html
Marcus
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