Glenn Greenwald’s News Site to Focus on Snowden Leaks

Glenn Greenwald, pictured here testifiiying before the investigative committee of the Senate that examines charges of espionage by the United States in Brasilia on October 9, 2013, will lead a new website that launches next week focused on leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

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By Jason Abbruzzese2014-02-07 00:12:09 UTC

A new website led by investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald will launch next week with a focus on the remaining treasure trove of leaked documents from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The "digital magazine" will be the first in a series of new titles that fall under the umbrella of First Look Media, the media company recently founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, according to this company blog post.

Journalists Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill will work with Greenwald on the publication, which has also added Peter Maass as senior staff writer, Marcy Wheeler as senior policy analyst and Ryan Gallagher as a reporter.

"First Look will uphold the rights of journalists everywhere to report on the sensitive and often controversial information that they learn from sources. We are launching the new site as a public service, committed to reporting on one of the most pressing issues of our time in a transparent and responsible manner," Omidyar and former Rolling Stone editor Eric Bates wrote in the blog post.

The official name of Greenwald's site will be released next week, according to a First Look spokesperson.

Greenwald's readers have been awaiting his next movesince he left The Guardian to join Omidyar late last year. Other publications within First Look are forthcoming and will cover a variety of subjects including entertainment and sports.

The announcement comes a day after a fresh revelation from Snowden document was published by NBC News, highlighting the use of DDoS attacks by British intelligence.

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