(FAIR) Greenwald's New Book and Big Media
Here's an understatement: Glenn Greenwald's new book No Place Left to Hide is not making some in the elite media very happy.
In a review in the New York Times, Michael Kinsley writes that Greenwald is a "self-righteous sourpuss" and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has the "conspiratorial worldview of a precocious teenager.
But it's not just that Kinsley doesn't like them. He doesn't like this kind of journalism. According to the Times review, media companies
should not have the final say over the release of government secrets, and a free pass to make them public with no legal consequences. In a democracy…that decision must ultimately be made by the government.
It's a perfect illustration of a worldview--so prevalent in elite media and politics--that Greenwald's book challenges head-on: Media's job is to tell people what the government decides they need to know.
And that's why we think you'll appreciate his book. Support FAIR's work to fight elite media bias with a donation of $50 or more and we'll send you a copy of No Place Left to Hide, Greenwald's explosive account of the Edward Snowden story.
The book guides readers through every facet of the story--from Greenwald's first contact with the NSA whistleblower to the waves of media coverage that followed.
The biggest journalistic scoop in years happened because a whistleblower went to an independent journalist. He didn't trust the story with the New York Times. It sure seems like he made the right decision.
For over 25 years FAIR has shown you why you can't trust the corporate media.
