On Saturday, October 11th, Edward Snowden, the N.S.A. whistle-blower, spoke via live video with the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer.
Take a look at five stories on the former N.S.A., C.I.A., and D.I.A. employee, from The New Yorker’s archives:
“Is Edward Snowden a Hero? A Follow-up,” by John Cassidy:
It’s not just here in the United States. Snowden’s revelations are still causing ruptures and generating headlines all around the world, including in Brazil, which has just said that it wants to question Snowden about revelations that the U.S. agency intercepted the communications of President Dilma Rousseff and her aides; in Germany, where the N.S.A. reportedly tapped Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone; and in Australia, where the government was embarrassed by the revelation that it had been spying on the President of neighboring Indonesia. And there are almost certainly more stories to come. Alan Rusbridger, the editor of the Guardian, said that his paper has so far published only one per cent of the files that it received from Snowden.
“Why Edward Snowden Deserves Amnesty,” by Amy Davidson
“State of Deception,” by Ryan Lizza
“Freedom of Information,” by Ken Auletta
“No Contest: Edward Snowden is Person of the Year,” by John Cassidy
The above video has been edited for length, but does not differ significantly from the live event.