Greenwald: New York Times ‘helped to kill journalism’ (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

Adversarial Journalism

NEW YORK, NY – Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald is quitting his current job in order to start a new venture that he thinks will help change journalism for the better. He chastised outlets such as the New York Times for ‘helping to kill journalism as a potent force for checking power’. The outspoken journalist is famous for revealing leaks provided to him by NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Greenwald wants to start a new media outlet that is adversarial, and speaks truth to power. In this interview with Democracy Now, he explains how the investment coming to his new company won’t stop him from engaging in such journalism. His current outlet, The Guardian suffered from crackdowns by the British government due to his reporting. Because of this and other reasons, he believes he’ll do better on his own.

Greenwald leaves the Guardian this week and starts his project with Peter Omidyar the founder of Ebay, Jeremy Scahill, and Laura Poitris.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

1 comment

stmaybe October 29, 2013 at 12:33 pm

Good luck!

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