The Intercept

The Intercept: Publishing Truth Through Surveillance Reports

The Intercept is an online news publication focusing on government and corporate surveillance, civil liberties violations, corruption, and US foreign policy, founded in 2014 by Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras, and Jeremy Scahill.

What is The Intercept?

The Intercept is an online news publication dedicated to publishing reports on government and corporate surveillance, civil liberties violations and corruption, and US foreign policy. It was founded in 2014 by journalists Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill.

The Intercept aims to bring transparency and accountability to public institutions by providing an independent platform for reporting on classified materials leaked by whistleblowers. Its stated mission is to hold the most powerful governmental and corporate factions to account.

Some of The Intercept's major reporting includes the publication of documents detailing government mass surveillance programs revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, the Drone Papers detailing the secret U.S. drone war, and Brazil's Car Wash corruption scandal.

The Intercept is known for its adversarial, no-nonsense approach to journalism and writing style. Stories typically focus on original documents rather than anonymously sourced news tips. The publication is funded primarily through First Look Media, a news organization founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.

While some view it as controversial for its role in facilitating leaks, The Intercept has won awards including the 2014 Online Journalism Award for General Excellence, the 2015 Hillman Prize for Web Journalism and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for public service alongside reporters from The New York Times.

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