Greenwald leaves Guardian for new venture backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar

I will have to reread the article, but I was under the impression that the Guardian might have also impacted how quickly some of the stories were emerging, no? Maybe out of an abundance of caution, or fear?

  • I do know that the Guardian does not have access to all of the documents and that only he and the filmmaker share all. Still, I think the recent shakedown by the government might be in play. Or it could be some motivation to cash in at a higher level, or a combination of both.

I wanted to add that I’m not making a judgment about Greenwald, if he is looking to make more money. He is taking substantial risk in this endeavor. I don’t begrudge him some reward. I just don’t know anything about his partner.