{"id":11794,"date":"2014-02-10T20:34:26","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T01:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=11794"},"modified":"2014-03-24T10:39:49","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T14:39:49","slug":"the-intercept-has-launched-whistleblowers-welcomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2014\/02\/the-intercept-has-launched-whistleblowers-welcomed.html","title":{"rendered":"‘The Intercept’ Launch: Whistleblowers Welcomed"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is not a Wanted! poster, but it might as well be. You can be sure these journalists are or will be targeted by intelligence officials. The Intercept<\/a> is a whistleblowing enterprise created by Glenn Greenwald<\/a>, Jeremy Scahill<\/a>, and Laura Poitras<\/a>. The site was launched today by First Look Media.<\/p>\n

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Our short-term mission is limited but critically important: to provide a platform and an editorial structure in which to aggressively report on the disclosures provided to us by our source, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. We decided to launch now because we believe we have a vital and urgent obligation to this story, to these documents, and to the public. […] Our longer-term mission is to provide aggressive and independent adversarial journalism across a wide range of issues, from secrecy, criminal and civil justice abuses and civil liberties violations to media conduct, societal inequality and all forms of financial and political corruption. The editorial independence of our journalists will be guaranteed, and they will be encouraged to pursue their journalistic passion, areas of interest, and unique voices. — Glenn Greenwald<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n