Mediagazer: Edward Snowden: ‘Leaker,’ ‘source’ or ‘whistleblower’? (Erik Wemple)

5:35 PM ET, June 10, 2013

Top News:

A New Kind of Leaker for an Internet Age — What does a leaker look like? Sometimes, people who reveal secrets remain in the shadows, and the public is left to guess at their motivations, agendas and states of mind. — Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old man behind the recent revelations …

Discussion: Capital New York, Business Insider, Post Politics, ThinkProgress and The Daily Caller

Daniel Ellsberg / Guardian:

Edward Snowden: saving us from the United Stasi of America — Snowden's whistleblowing gives us a chance to roll back what is tantamount to an ‘executive coup’ against the US constitution — In my estimation, there has not been in American history a more important leak than Edward Snowden's release …

Evan Osnos / The New Yorker:

Can Edward Snowden Stay in Hong Kong? — In choosing to go to Hong Kong, Edward Snowden, the former C.I.A. tech, who leaked news of the U.S. government's collection of private Internet and telephone data, put himself at the intersection of forces more powerful than what he called that city's …

Discussion: Guardian, The New Yorker Blog, Yahoo! News, Columbia Journalism Review, Mediaite, China Real Time Report, Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, Forbes, Softpedia News and The Raw Story

Timothy B. Lee / Wonkblog:
Has the US become the type of nation from which you have to seek asylum?

Discussion: Washington Post, Post Politics, SocialTimes and Poynter

Erik Wemple:
Edward Snowden: ‘Leaker,’ ‘source’ or ‘whistleblower’?

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Mashable and Computerworld

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
AP Editor: Do Not Describe Snowden A ‘Whistleblower’

Discussion: Guardian

The New Liberty:
PRISM: A Technical Analysis

Discussion: Business Insider and Quartz

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

Nonprofit news sites are growing, but the search for a reliable business model continues — Even as the number of nonprofit news outlets continues to grow, many organizations are still struggling to find a model for long-term success. — A new study from the Pew Research Center found …

Discussion: Journalism.org, Mediashift, Columbia Journalism Review, Poynter, Reflections of a Newsosaur, Columbia Journalism Review, paidContent, Knight Digital Media Center and Associated Press

Associated Press:
Pew study shows nonprofit news sites need help in business more than in journalism

Discussion: Adweek

Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:

FP's Managing Editor Flew the Coop — Indeed, lots of changes at Foreign Policy Magazine as of late. Another one we just learned of is Managing Editor Blake Hounshell, who announced Friday that he was leaving. This comes on the heels of Susan Glasser's departure as Editor-in-Chief …

Discussion: @acarvin, @lheron, @blakehounshell and FishbowlNY

Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC:

Foreign Policy Makes Big Announcements — Seeing as Foreign Policy Magazine lost its Editor-in-Chief Susan Glasser last week to Politico, the higher ups have to be feeling pleased that they have major announcements to share in a staff meeting today at 10 a.m.

Discussion: Wired

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

BuzzFeed hires Guardian bureau chief in latest push for influence — BuzzFeed is in the process of a rapid-fire evolution from banal list site to serious news player. Its hiring of a senior Guardian journalist also reflects its enviable financial position.

Discussion: Fishbowl NY, @lheron and Taylor Marsh

David Carr / New York Times:

Despite Report of Her Firing, Nikki Finke Is Still Standing — Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood, feared in the industry for having the best gossip, was said by a longtime competitor to have been fired — a blog report that turned out to be false.

Discussion: @jswatz, @mattgarrahan, @jeffjohnroberts, Kirk LaPointe's … and LA Observed

Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:

ProPublica at five: How the nonprofit collaborates, builds apps, and measures impact — ProPublica has become a significant enough part of the journalism firmament that it's hard to think of it as a startup. — But five years ago today, when the investigative journalism site first began publishing …

Jim Romenesko:

More than 50 have applied for The Awl editor-in-chief job — How many people have applied for The Awl's editor-in-chief job, which Andrew Beaujon said “sounds like it may be one of the best jobs in journalism.” The Awl co-founder Choire Sicha tells Romenesko readers: Looks like we've received somewhere north of 50 inquiries so far.

Discussion: @jeffjohnroberts

Michael Wolff / Guardian:

Murdoch's News Corp mulls FCPA deal with US Justice Department — With News Corp set to split off its newspaper business, a settlement over bribery allegations in the UK may be imminent — In private conversations, executives at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp are acknowledging ongoing discussions …

Jeff John Roberts / paidContent:

No tweets, no typing: Apple ebook trial reflects ongoing unease with electronics in US courtrooms — Public news events of all types are now reported in real time through tools like Twitter and live blogs. Is it time for court proceedings to be treated the same way?