"It is true that the Internet can be used to disseminate falsehoods quickly, but it just as quickly roots them out and exposes them in a way that the traditional model of journalism and its closed, insular, one-way form of communication could never do."
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Glenn Greenwald is an influential American journalist, attorney, and author, best known for his groundbreaking reporting on government surveillance and civil liberties. Born on March 6, 1967, he gained international recognition for his role in publishing Edward Snowden's revelations about the NSA's vast spying programs in 2013. Greenwald’s work has not only sparked critical discussions about privacy and security but has also earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 2014. His commitment to transparency and accountability continues to shape contemporary discourse on freedom and human rights.
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"It shouldn't take extreme courage and a willingness to go to prison for decades or even life to blow the whistle on bad government acts done in secret. But it does. And that is an immense problem for democracy, one that all journalists should be united in fighting."
Glenn Greenwald
"A key purpose of journalism is to provide an adversarial check on those who wield the greatest power by shining a light on what they do in the dark, and informing the public about those acts."
Glenn Greenwald
"The virtue of gay equality has become increasingly recognized in the U.S. because people have been persuaded of its merits, not because state officials, acting like Inquisitors, forced people to accept it by punishing them for their refusal."
Glenn Greenwald