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All this Guardian praise neglects the fact that they have had all of their exclusives handed to them over the past few years, from Wiki-leaks to Snowden... and
by mjburgess 13y ago
All this Guardian praise neglects the fact that they have had all of their exclusives handed to them over the past few years, from Wiki-leaks to Snowden... and for no good reason other than that's who it was given to last time.
If papers such as the independent, etc. had been given this information, I'm sure there professionalism would have been the same or higher. Outside of handed-on-a-platter reporting, the Guardian has massively cocked up in the past (leading to the arrest of sources, etc.).
- rlpb 13y agoNevertheless, I think that supporting Greenwald and Miranda's paychecks is a worthwhile cause. They're taking a far greater hit here than the Guardian is, but the Guardian is supporting them. So an effective way of supporting Greenwald and Miranda is to support the Guardian.
- antidaily 13y agoI'm pretty sure the New York Times was given info from Manning and refused to follow up. So...
- Splendor 13y agoAnd they sat on the warrant-less wiretapping story for a year.