Glenn Greenwald

Biography

Glenn Edward Greenwald (born March 6, 1967) is an American journalist, author and lawyer. In 2014, he cofounded The Intercept, of which he was an editor until he resigned in October 2020. Greenwald subsequently started self-publishing on Substack. In 1996, Greenwald founded a law firm concentrating on First Amendment litigation. He began blogging on national security issues in October 2005, when he was becoming increasingly concerned with what he viewed as attacks on civil liberties by the George W. Bush Administration in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. He became a vocal critic of the Iraq War and has maintained a critical position of American foreign policy.

Known For

Citizenfour

as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self

Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web

as Himself

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

as Self - Co-founder, The Intercept

War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State

as Self - Journalist, The Guardian

Meeting Snowden

as Self - Journalist (archive footage)

United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program

as Himself

The Coup d'État Factory

as Glenn Greenwald

The Boys from Brazil: Rise of the Bolsonaros

as Self

Life in Gray

as Himself