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Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald will not do TV interview despite preliminary talks
Edward Snowden, Glenn Greenwald will not do TV interview despite preliminary talks
By Paul Farhi
Glenn Greenwald, one of two reporters to disclose the existence of a massive National Security Agency surveillance program, has held preliminary talks with American TV networks to conduct an interview with his chief source, fugitive leaker Edward Snowden.
Greenwald said Monday night that he decided not to do the interview, despite discussing a licensing fee of up to $50,000 for landing an interview with Snowden.
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Greenwald said via e-mail that he spoke with NBC, and “very preliminarily” with ABC, about a Snowden interview.
He wrote: “The reason we didn’t do it is three-fold: 1) I don’t want to distract attention away from NSA spying and the substance of the disclosures by re-focusing attention on Snowden; 2) Snowden agreed with my suggestion that doing an interview at this time was not productive for the same reason: he wants media attention on NSA spying, not on himself; and 3) I saw no real value in the interview — it would be used just as crass entertainment — and so didn’t want to be involved right now.”
Greenwald said the only fees ever discussed were $25,000 if he was hired as a correspondent to do the interview or a $50,000 “licensing” fee. The latter would mean that whoever produced the interview — Greenwald himself, most likely — would bear all the expenses including travel, hotels, hiring film crews, editing and lighting.
Network representatives could not be reached for comment.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2013/08/12/9b9752b2-03a3-11e3-88d6-d5795fab4637_story.html
By Paul Farhi
Glenn Greenwald, one of two reporters to disclose the existence of a massive National Security Agency surveillance program, has held preliminary talks with American TV networks to conduct an interview with his chief source, fugitive leaker Edward Snowden.
Greenwald said Monday night that he decided not to do the interview, despite discussing a licensing fee of up to $50,000 for landing an interview with Snowden.
<...>
Greenwald said via e-mail that he spoke with NBC, and “very preliminarily” with ABC, about a Snowden interview.
He wrote: “The reason we didn’t do it is three-fold: 1) I don’t want to distract attention away from NSA spying and the substance of the disclosures by re-focusing attention on Snowden; 2) Snowden agreed with my suggestion that doing an interview at this time was not productive for the same reason: he wants media attention on NSA spying, not on himself; and 3) I saw no real value in the interview — it would be used just as crass entertainment — and so didn’t want to be involved right now.”
Greenwald said the only fees ever discussed were $25,000 if he was hired as a correspondent to do the interview or a $50,000 “licensing” fee. The latter would mean that whoever produced the interview — Greenwald himself, most likely — would bear all the expenses including travel, hotels, hiring film crews, editing and lighting.
Network representatives could not be reached for comment.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/2013/08/12/9b9752b2-03a3-11e3-88d6-d5795fab4637_story.html
Wait, he doesn't want to distract? Really?
Greenwald tries to do damage control
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023244823
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Thanks.
RL
going for the highest bid.
