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Roger Cohen interviews Glenn Greenwald, a journalist for Britain's Guardian newspaper, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Greenwald made disclosures of NSA spying on Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff. He now has the backing for a online publication from eBay founder, Pierre Omidyar, for the venture with financing of $250 million. Greenwald helped make Snowden's information on NSA spying public by writing about it in the Guardian from his base in Brazil. Cohen says old style mainstream journalism has been affected by the 9/11 events, and brings up David Halberstam's words at Columbia University in 2005- about not letting the powerful intimidate independent journalists. In 2013 the government of Britain asked the Guardian to turn over documents related to NSA spying, which the Guardian resisted, leading to a protest by Germany that this violated respect for freedom of the press.
Glenn Greenwald, the Guardian and NSA spying disclosures
10/31/2013
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New York Times 10/31/2013
Germany and freedom of the press in the Guardian affair on leaked documents from Snowden
08/21/2013
Germany protests the British governments pressure on the newspaper Guardian to hand over leaked documents from Snowden on U.S. security surveillance by the NSA.
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Germany Criticizes U.K. Over Handling of the Guardian
Wall Street Journal 08/21/2013
U.S. Spy Agency Bugged U.N. Headquarters: Germany's Spiegel
New York Times 08/25/2013
Surveillance Revelations Shake U.S.-German Ties
New York Times 08/25/2013
French Condemn Surveillance by N.S.A.
New York Times 10/21/2013
Berlin Says U.S. May Be Spying on Merkel's Phone
Wall Street Journal 10/23/2013
In Shadows, Hints of a Life and Even a Job for Snowden
New York Times 10/31/2013
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff's life during the military dictatorship in Brazil
01/20/2010
Rousseff, Bachelet in Chile and Mujica in Uruguay, were detained and tortured by the military dictatorships in their countries and later became president. It is a sign of the change that that has happened in Latin America that these leaders rarely talk about their experience having changed since their days as students, and with the wave of democratic governments in the last two decades that have transformed the economy and achieved goals in a peaceful way.
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Thousands Gather for Protests in Brazilâs Largest Cities
New York Times 06/17/2013
Middle-Class Brazil Finds Its Voice in Protests
Wall Street Journal 06/19/2013
Brazil's President Offers Referendum
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
Brazil's New Middle Class Takes to the Streets
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
New York Times 10/31/2013
Sisters of Conflict in Chile, Now Rivals
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2013
Edward Snowden and the disclosure of documents related to NSA spying
10/31/2013
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In Shadows, Hints of a Life and Even a Job for Snowden
New York Times 10/31/2013
German Politician Meets With Snowden
New York Times 10/31/2013
New York Times 10/31/2013
Germany Open to Speaking to Snowden
Wall Street Journal 11/02/2013
Washington Post 11/03/2013
Shaken NSA Grapples With an Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 11/25/2013
Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil 2011-
10/30/2010
Policies of the Rousseff administration and problems facing Brazil.
Grouped Articles
Thousands Gather for Protests in Brazilâs Largest Cities
New York Times 06/17/2013
Middle-Class Brazil Finds Its Voice in Protests
Wall Street Journal 06/19/2013
Brazil's President Offers Referendum
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
Brazil's New Middle Class Takes to the Streets
Wall Street Journal 06/25/2013
Brazil’s disappointing economy: Stuck in the mud
Economist 06/27/2013
Brazil Leader's Support Drops Dramatically, Poll Shows
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2013
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