Crucial Snowden questions loom large over Pulitzers
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Hero">Hero</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="traitor">traitor</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="polarized">polarized</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="spying">spying</span> <span word="network">network</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lauded">lauded</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="condemned">condemned</span>.</p><p><span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>' <span word="lips">lips</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="prestigious">prestigious</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="prize">prize</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pulitzers">Pulitzers</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="arguably">arguably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Post">Post</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="sensational">sensational</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="exposing">exposing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="monitors">monitors</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="millions">millions</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaks">leaks</span> <span word="embarrassed">embarrassed</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="angered">angered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="tapping">tapping</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sparked">sparked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="merits">merits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="morality">morality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mass">mass</span> <span word="surveillance">surveillance</span>.</p><p><span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="divided">divided</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traitor">traitor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="prosecuted">prosecuted</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Clapper">Clapper</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaks">leaks</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="accomplices">accomplices</span>."</p><p><span word="Glenn">Glenn</span> <span word="Greenwald">Greenwald</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Laura">Laura</span> <span word="Poitras">Poitras</span>, <span word="US">US</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="interviewed">interviewed</span> <span word="Snowden">Snowden</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>, <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Polk">Polk</span> <span word="Award">Award</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="coverage">coverage</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ewen">Ewen</span> <span word="MacAskill">MacAskill</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Guardian">Guardian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Post">Post</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Barton">Barton</span> <span word="Gellman">Gellman</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="subpoenaed">subpoenaed</span>.</p>
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