Event Details
Unknown (Circa 2013)
Description
Clandestine meeting between Laura Poitras and Barton Gellman.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Poitras | person | 378 | View Entity |
| Barton Gellman | person | 165 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020236.jpg
This document page, stamped 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT', narrates the coordination between Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras during the early stages of the NSA leaks (circa 2013). It details Snowden's instructions for Poitras to recruit journalist Glenn Greenwald (for access to The Guardian) and Barton Gellman (for access to The Washington Post). The text describes the tradecraft and precautions Poitras utilized during a clandestine meeting with Gellman in Lower Manhattan to discuss the classified documents.
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Publication of a Guardian article detailing Edward Snowden's role as the whistleblower behind NSA surveillance revelations.
2013-06-09 • N/A
Frontline Interview with Barton Gellman.
2014-03-07 • Not specified
Initial two meetings between Greenwald and Poitras.
2013-04-01 • Not specified
Publication of a Washington Post article by Barton Gellman describing his exchanges with Snowden, who used the codename 'Verax'.
2013-06-09
Publication of an article detailing Snowden's exchanges with a Washington Post reporter, where he acknowledged the risks.
2013-06-09 • N/A
Publication of a Washington Post article by Barton Gellman about his exchanges with Snowden.
2013-06-09
Publication of "Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations" in The Guardian.
2013-06-09
Publication of a Guardian article on 'the NSA surveillance revelations' by Edward Snowden.
2013-06-09 • N/A
Publication of a Guardian article about Laura Poitras suing the US government.
2015-07-14 • Guardian (publication)
Meetings took place with Edward Snowden.
Date unknown • Hong Kong
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