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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUK asked N.Y. Times to destroy Snowden material
Source: Reuters
UK asked N.Y. Times to destroy Snowden material
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON | Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:54pm EDT
(Reuters) - The British government has asked the New York Times to destroy copies of documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden related to the operations of the U.S. spy agency and its British partner, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), people familiar with the matter said.
The British request, made to Times executive editor Jill Abramson by a senior official at the British Embassy in Washington D.C., was greeted by Abramson with silence, according to the sources. British officials indicated they intended to follow up on their request later with the Times, but never did, one of the sources said.
On Friday, in a public statement, Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian, said his newspaper, which had faced threats of possible legal action from British authorities, on July 20 had destroyed copies of leaked documents which it had received from Snowden.
Rusbridger said that two days later, on July 22, the Guardian informed British authorities that materials related to GCHQ had made their way to the New York Times and the independent investigative journalism group ProPublica.
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By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON | Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:54pm EDT
(Reuters) - The British government has asked the New York Times to destroy copies of documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden related to the operations of the U.S. spy agency and its British partner, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), people familiar with the matter said.
The British request, made to Times executive editor Jill Abramson by a senior official at the British Embassy in Washington D.C., was greeted by Abramson with silence, according to the sources. British officials indicated they intended to follow up on their request later with the Times, but never did, one of the sources said.
On Friday, in a public statement, Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian, said his newspaper, which had faced threats of possible legal action from British authorities, on July 20 had destroyed copies of leaked documents which it had received from Snowden.
Rusbridger said that two days later, on July 22, the Guardian informed British authorities that materials related to GCHQ had made their way to the New York Times and the independent investigative journalism group ProPublica.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/30/us-usa-security-snowden-nytimes-idUSBRE97T0RC20130830
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UK asked N.Y. Times to destroy Snowden material (Original Post)
Eugene
Aug 2013
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dkf
(37,305 posts)1. NYT had Snowden materials since July 22?
Have they published anything?
Looks like Snowden was right not to go there.
On edit: Propublica has Snowden docs?
Hestia
(3,818 posts)3. Good - Propublica has been doing the Frontline documentaries lately and they are
great at reporting facts and very little hyperbole when they do report. Just the facts, ma'am. I wish they'd Hulu their current events documentaries. A lot more people would be able to see what they report.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)2. Yeah, good luck with that shit...
In other news I've asked the women of SI's swimsuit issue to be a part of my harem