First Look Media—Co-founder Glenn Greenwald resigned alleging editorial censorship of Biden-critical article
Glenn Greenwald resigned from The Intercept on October 29, 2020, alleging editors attempted to censor his opinion column critical of Joe Biden five days before the presidential election. Greenwald stated editors refused to publish unless he removed all sections critical of Biden. While noting Pierre Omidyar personally 'always honored his commitment never to interfere,' Greenwald said Intercept editors in New York were 'imposing the censorship' to support their preferred candidate.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press Freedom | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Glenn Greenwald resigned from The Intercept alleging censorship of Biden-critical article
Glenn Greenwald announced his resignation from The Intercept on October 29, 2020, stating that editors attempted to censor his opinion column critical of Joe Biden. The article was scheduled to publish five days before the election. Greenwald stated editors refused to publish unless he removed all sections critical of their preferred candidate.