Greenwald, journalist who broke NSA stories, leaving Guardian

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Glenn Greenwald, a reporter of Britain’s The Guardian newspaper, speaks to the Associated Press in Hong Kong on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Greenwald, the journalist who interviewed Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old contractor who allowed himself to be revealed as the source of disclosures about the U.S. government’s secret surveillance programs, said he had been in touch with Snowden, but declined to say whether he was still in Hong Kong and said he didn’t know what his future plans were.

Associated Press

Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 | 3:10 p.m.

LONDON — Glenn Greenwald, the American journalist who broke the first stories about the U.S. National Security Agency's global spying program, says he is leaving the Guardian newspaper.

Greenwald described his partnership with the Guardian as "extremely fruitful and fulfilling," saying in a statement Tuesday that he would take up a new opportunity in journalism. He would not say what it is.

The Guardian called Greenwald a "remarkable" journalist and said it wishes him well.

Greenwald has written extensively about NSA surveillance programs based on files leaked by former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.

News of Greenwald's exit was first reported by BuzzFeed.