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I have noticed a tendency to refer to Edward Snowden as anything but 'whistleblower' in the American press. Now, however, even the BBC seems to be using the te
by Svip 13y ago
I have noticed a tendency to refer to Edward Snowden as anything but 'whistleblower' in the American press. Now, however, even the BBC seems to be using the term 'fugitive'.
Strange as it may seem, the Danish press[0] refers to Mr Snowden as 'whistleblower', although my largest issue with this usage is that the word is not Danish, but I applaud the sentiment.
I wonder what the term used is in other countries.
[0] I can confirm that Politiken (left-leaning), Information (far left) and Berlingske Tidende (right wing) refers to Snowden as a whistleblower.
- k-mcgrady 13y agoTechnically he is a fugitive and whistleblower. Fugitive: A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, esp. to avoid arrest or persecution. However I understand your point. The word makes it sound like he has done something wrong.
- Symmetry 13y agoThat is technically true, but also horribly unfair since there are a lot of connotations around people being fugitives that don't fit in this case. http://lesswrong.com/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst_argument_in_the/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/e95/the_noncentral_fallacy_the_worst...