The Fifth Estate, the Movie
“It may be decades before we understand the full impact of WikiLeaks and how it’s revolutionized the spread of information. So this film won’t claim any long view authority on its subject, or attempt any final judgment. We want to explore the complexities and challenges of transparency in the information age and, we hope, enliven […]
How Laura Poitras helped Edward Snowden
How Laura Poitras, who responded to an anonymous email from Edward Snowden, helped him reveal secret NSA documents By Peter Maass “”Last January, Laura Poitras received an anonymous email asking her to send her her public encryption key. Laura had been working on a documentary about surveillance and espionage for nearly two years now, and […]
The Long List of What we Know because of Manning
Written by Greg Mitchell at The Nation: “”The debate in the media, and in political circles over Edward Snowden—Right or Wrong—often doubles back on references to Pfc. Manning, who was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison on Wednesday. Too often (that is, most of the time), the value and import of the Manning/WikiLeaks disclosures are […]