Snowden spilled secrets to 'fearless' journalists

August 13, 2013 22:21

US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden said in an interview released today he chose to divulge details of a vast US surveillance effort to journalists who reported "fearlessly" on controversial subjects.

Snowden, in the interview released by The New York Times, said he chose documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras and Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald because they were not cowed by the US government.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

IPL: DC captain Pant suspended for one match; fined heavily!

Rishabh Pant will miss Sunday's crucial match against RCB after he was handed a one-match suspension for maintaining a slow over-rate.

Modi will make Amit Shah PM, finish Yogi politically: Kejriwal

A day after his release on interim bail, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging he was on a 'One nation, One leader' mission to impose 'dictatorship' by putting all...

Mbappe confirms departure from Paris Saint Germain

Coach Enrique understands Mbappe's decision to leave PSG

IPL 2024: 'Sudharsan needs to be spoken about more'

Gujarat Titan's Sai Sudharsan is the quickest Indian in terms of innings to reach 1,000 runs in IPL.

Rajasthan hopeful to beat the heat and CSK to cement top spot

'We just need to keep backing ourselves. With three games to go, we don't want to test ourselves but keep the momentum going.'