Greenwald has done important, admirable work. As has The Intercept. Unfortunately my estimation of both has catastrophically declined. The Intercept outed an important source (Reality Winner) with comically incompetent OpSec, which is unforgivable given their niche. Greenwald was once an important critic from the Left of the Obama Administration---which got a pass on a lot of things ( drones ) that Republicans wouldn't have. Unfortunately (and for some complex and sometimes understandable reasons) he moved away from trenchant criticism and into a sort of foaming unhinged rage at former members of that ådministration. At times, he rivals Infowars performances, except I don't think Glen is just playing a role. He's demonstrably unable to report in a professional manner on Biden, and non-propagandist outlets (are there any left?) are right to decline to publish the article---as is demonstrated by an even casual look at his Twitter feed when Obama, Clinton or Biden are mentioned. Greenwald has some justification for his resentment, but that doesn't make him a credible source.
My Resignation from the Intercept
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Re: My Resignation from the Intercept
#522Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're propagating disinfo - in the real sense of the word, not the modern Orwellian meaning - with this line of criticism. Because this is a story that has absolutely been vetted, but the issue is all of the left-leaning mainstream media (read: literally everyone except parts of Fox News) have absolutely refused to cover this story. Do you really believe if the same story were about a member of the Trump family, tha…
Take a minute to step back. What do you think is more probable. That every single news organization out there, every single journalist, including NPR as you mention, are trying to hide this very real story and are wrong, while the one publication is in the right. Or that maybe, just maybe, it's the other way around and NYP published something that has not been well vetted?
Try this 30 second test on WaPo about the "Majority Illusion":
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/business/wonkblog/ma...
Then, with this in mind, look at the fact that almost all media is controlled by less entities than you can count on your two hands (assuming you have ten fingers):
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F...
https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2F...
Re: My Resignation from the Intercept
#523These are the same garbage attacks that succeeded when the FBI directory came out and said "there -might- be something in the emails" and quietly report a bit after "yeah nothing there" but the electorate who are easily persuaded by headlines were firmly of the idea that Hillary was a "benghazi traitor". The general public is woefully apt to have confirmation bias or just decide an important thing on a whim because they saw a headline.
Re: My Resignation from the Intercept
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#525Joe Rogan strikes again...
Glenn was on his podcast yesterday and looks like that discussion was the tipping point to convince him that yes, he can do this alone, and he doesn't need the backing of a media organisation to do his work and put his ideas out there.
For anyone who hasn't listened to it yet, he was quite scathing of the rest of the mainstream media and the unfiltered aspect of Joe's podcasts gives a bit of insight as to where his thinking was at.
Re: My Resignation from the Intercept
#526"as a last-ditch attempt to avoid being censored, I encouraged them to air their disagreements with me by writing their own articles that critique my perspectives and letting readers decide who is right" That's not how this works. If the editor concludes that it's a garbage story dropped a few days before the election in an attempt to influence the election, you don't run it and then "let the readers decide who is ri…
> "If the editor concludes that it's a garbage story dropped a few days before the election in an attempt to influence the election" This is bordering on hyperbole. 1. Glenn Greenwald isn't one to produce a "Garbage Story," he's a credible journalist with a long history of dropping bombshells. He's dropped bombshells about both the right AND the left. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Greenwald#Awards 2. It's the j…
Greenwald has also been a prominent supporter of a 19 year old rapist running for office, which doesn't help claims to be a credible journalist.
Re: My Resignation from the Intercept
#527The e-mail exchange that Greenwald just published is very damaging to his case. His editors make some reasonable editorial suggestions about the focus of his piece and he immediately screams censorship, impugns their integrity and threatens to resign. I think it's extremely likely that he has been planning to move to an independent venture for a while and was just looking for the most attention-grabbing means of doing so.
Re: My Resignation from the Intercept
#528Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s not about who Greenwald is, it’s about the quality of reporting & the evidence they have to support their claims. You can’t run big stories based on the reputation of the journalist rather than the quality of the reporting. You’re basically suggesting they should get out of the way of Greenwald because he’s a celebrity journalist.
The issue is that we're not privy to the editor and their motives or the strength of Greenwald's evidence. It could very well be that he has a solid story. In this case you have a well known journalist claiming that his editors are censoring him on an important story. The editors can run the story with a disclaimer outlining their concerns as Greenwald argues.
The editors have made public statements about this conflict as well. Pretty much none of this is hidden from public view by now.
Re: My Resignation from the Intercept
#529"as a last-ditch attempt to avoid being censored, I encouraged them to air their disagreements with me by writing their own articles that critique my perspectives and letting readers decide who is right" That's not how this works. If the editor concludes that it's a garbage story dropped a few days before the election in an attempt to influence the election, you don't run it and then "let the readers decide who is ri…
I'm going to trust Glenn Greenwald's knowledge of journalistic ethics over yours.
What about the editors' opinions? They have a better perspective than anyone.
Re: My Resignation from the Intercept
#530Earlier quoted context omitted.
If the entire editorial team and his peers rejected it, it seems pretty clear.
There was an almost mutiny from the NYT when they published Tom Cotton's article in their op-ed, which forced the editor to resign. They couldn't bear hearing from the other side, and this is just another example of the same mentality. This is exactly what Greenwald and Tabbiti have been reporting about, the fascist left censoring or wanting to censor the news to only those opinions that they want to hear. EDIT: For…
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