Event Details

The next day (relative to filming)

Description

Ewen MacAskill joins the group to verify Snowden's identity.

Participants (4)

Name Type Mentions
Glenn Greenwald person 430 View Entity
Ewen MacAskill person 89 View Entity
Edward Snowden person 1249 View Entity
Laura Poitras person 378 View Entity

Source Documents (1)

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019580.jpg

Book Page / Proof (from 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein) • 1.47 MB
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This document is page 92 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein (indicated by the ISBN in the footer filename). The text details Edward Snowden's security paranoia in a hotel room, specifically his use of a 'magical cloak of power' (a red blanket) to hide his passwords. It describes the filming of the documentary 'Citizenfour' by Laura Poitras and a specific introduction between Snowden and journalist Ewen MacAskill, who had been sent by an editor named Gibson to verify Snowden's identity.

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Event Metadata

Type
Unknown
Location
Snowden's hotel room
Significance Score
5/10
Participants
4
Source Documents
1
Extracted
2025-11-20 22:16

Additional Data

Source
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019580.jpg
Date String
The next day (relative to filming)

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