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To play devils advocate, how much do you personally know about the Snowden leaks that you didn't read from news articles? There are (exceedingly rare) examples
by dahfizz 7y ago
To play devils advocate, how much do you personally know about the Snowden leaks that you didn't read from news articles?
There are (exceedingly rare) examples where journalist do get it right, but your example is a journalist reporting on classified material. Unless you're a higher-up in the NSA, you would have no clue if he got details wrong.
- kick 7y agoTo spray holy water on your Devil's advocacy, there have been multiple occasions where documents from NSA have been released to all. Greenwald's reporting has held up when cross-referencing the documents.
- lern_too_spel 7y agoGreenwald's reporting doesn't even match the documents he released himself.