Permanent Record. Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the. Mediagazer presents the day's must-read media news on a single page. The media business is in tumult: from the production side to the distribution side, new technologies are upending the industry.
- Spanning the bucolic Beltway suburbs of his childhood and the clandestine CIA and NSA postings of his adulthood, Permanent Record is the extraordinary account of a bright young man who grew up.
- Permanent Record is the memoir of Edward Snowden, released in 2019. Snowden is a former intelligence contractor who worked for the CIA and NSA. In 2013, he became a world-famous whistleblower, leaking highly classified documents which detailed how American intelligence agencies were conducting secret mass surveillance of their own citizens.
I recently read Permanent Record by Edward Snowden. In the book, Snowden explains, in his own words, the path that leads him to blow the whistle on a massive, covert, digital spying operation by the National Security Administration (NSA). The book contains three parts.
In Part I, Edward Snowden provides the backstory of his life. He was giving context and setting the stage for the rest of the story. What resonated with me was that he is nearly the same age as I am and had many similar growing-up experiences. This part certainly allowed us as readers to understand his fascination with computing and technology. Here we also learn about why the unfiltered internet of the 1990s shaped his view of what the internet could and should be.
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Throughout part II, we go on a journey. This journey takes us through the rapidly moving career of Edward Snowden. In this dizzying part, we learn about all of Snowden’s various positions as both a U.S. government employee and a contractor with the U. S. government. Amazingly, he was able to pivot into new posts rapidly.
Snowden slows down for the reader in multiple areas of the book. Not only does Snowden slow down when talking about his career, but he also slows down when talking about technical topics to ensure that a broad audience can fully understand key concepts. Snowden wants the reader to engage with the work.
Snowden slows down to explain the relationship between a government employee and a private corporation employee working on a contract for the U. S. government. This government employee/contractor line is very well defined. As someone who had no idea how this system worked, the explanation provided was fascinating.
By telling us the story of his career, we can see that he had access to understand the system from various angles, and always with very high access privileges. By explaining his career in this way, the reader can understand how Snowden saw how the internet should be and the problems he had surrounding internet privacy.
Through the lens of understanding the totality of Snowden’s career, the reader can consider Snowden as someone who has seen privacy concerns from multiple perspectives. By understanding his point-of-view, I believe Snowden communicates that he was not a disgruntled employee or contractor, spilling the beans for profit or national humiliation.
In part III, Snowden goes into detail about how he did it. How did he get data outside of very secure locations and later get them into the hands of journalists? Who did Snowden trust to tell the story that he was trying to unfold? Where did he go when he was getting this information out?
From the levels of encryption that he placed on the data to smuggling data out of the secure Tunnel in Hawaii where he worked. This part of the story contains the action, the excitement, and the drama of moving secrets. Snowden is tasked with moving secrets out of a government stronghold, into the hands of journalists, and ultimately the public.
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This part ends with a thrilling account of how he became marooned in Russia with few options and ultimately choosing (perhaps not a choice) to live in Russia.
Lastly, this drama closes with diary pages from Snowden’s then-girlfriend, now wife, as she lived directly after the information was published. Her interrogations with the FBI and her legal struggle conclude in their reunion in Russia.
What do I think? I think this work is a vital piece outlining the importance of our data and internet privacy. The work outlines how the idea of privacy, in a digital way, is a fallacy. Even if the government has stopped its NSA spying program, which I’m doubting, large corporations collect any information about you they possibly can.
Over the last few years, I think it is fair to say that there has been some political turmoil in the United States. When asked about it, I have responded with some variation of: “What the big tech companies are doing is WAY more impactful to my life than what anybody is doing in Washington D.C.”
I still believe this sentiment is true, but now I think I should add that it isn’t what we know about the government. It’s what we don’t know that can have the most significant impact on our lives.
Before reading this work, I recognized that we (as users) had given away our privacy to big technology companies in exchange for really cool toys and services. Now, I know that unbeknownst to everyone, the government has backdoors to make sure that they can track everyone online (not just U.S. Citizens and residents). I can only assume other governments have similar backdoors.
What do I now know? There is no privacy digitally or online. It’s over. Our digital lives can and will be used against us by world governments at will. Can this be fixed? It doesn’t appear to be so. End-User License Agreements (EULA) get longer and longer by the day, and government operations are less detectable. This is part of life.
In writing this, I have self-identified myself to extensive government data-collecting platforms. So be it. I’m writing this to let folks know that Snowden’s arguments are sound, and I recommend reading the book for yourself and draw your conclusions.
What can be done? Move into using Tor and encrypting all communications and data. Moving life to more offline, analog activities. Turning smartphones off (actually powered down) when you’re not actively using them.
Below are some of the original articles that have been written about the information that Snowden provided to journalists, along with an explanation from Edward Snowden himself.
| Channel 4 News | |
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| Presented by | Jon Snow Krishnan Guru-Murthy Matt Frei Cathy Newman Jackie Long Fatima Manji |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | ITN |
| Running time | 55 minutes (Monday–Friday) 20–30 minutes (Saturday–Sunday) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel 4 |
| Original release | 2 November 1982 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | More4 News(defunct) |
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Channel 4 News is the main news programme on British television broadcaster Channel 4. It is produced by ITN, and has been in operation since Channel 4's launch in November 1982.
Current productions[edit]
Channel 4 News[edit]
Channel 4 News is the name of Channel 4's award-winning flagship evening news programme.
The editor is Ben de Pear, appointed in July 2012.[1] The programme is presented by Jon Snow, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Cathy Newman and Matt Frei and is on the air Monday to Thursday from 7:00 to 7:55 pm, Friday from 7:00 to 7:30 pm, and at variable times on weekends. Alex Thomson is the chief correspondent.
Channel 4 News is among the highest-rated television programmes in the United Kingdom, winning a record five Royal Television Society Television Awards in February 2006. These included TV Journalist of the Year for Jon Snow, Home News Award for the Attorney General leak, and the International News Award for Congo's Tin Soldiers.
It won the News Coverage British Academy Television Awardin 2004 and the 2004 International Emmy for the best news programme produced and aired outside the United States. Jon Snow won the Richard Dimbleby British Academy Television Awardin 2005 for outstanding contribution to the world of news and current affairs.
In November 2011, Liam Dutton became Channel 4's first ever weather presenter, joining from BBC Weather.[2] The exposé of Cambridge Analytica in conjunction with The Guardian and The New York Times which aired in 2018 was awarded a Peabody Award.[3]
Channel 4 News Summary[edit]
A replacement for the Channel 4 News at Noon in the 12.00 pm slot, it first aired on 21 December 2009, giving a five-minute summary of the news.
Former productions[edit]
Channel Four News at Noon[edit]
Channel Four News at Noon was first introduced in 2003 for the duration of the Iraq War, and due to its instant success, it was kept on in Channel 4's daytime schedule (except when live Horse Racing was being broadcast). It was presented by Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Prior to this bulletin, the programme in the slot was Powerhouse, a political news programme, also produced for Channel 4 by ITN. As a consequence of the advertising slowdown during the 2009 recession, the programme was cancelled, along with More4 News and replaced with the five minute Channel 4 News Summary, the last broadcast airing on 18 December 2009. [4]
More4 News[edit]
Aired Monday to Friday on sister channel More4, More4 News was anchored by Sarah Smith then later Kylie Morris, it ran for 30 minutes, aiming to go in-depth into a certain issue. As a consequence of the advertising slowdown during the 2009 recession, the programme was cancelled, along with the Channel Four News at Noon, the last broadcast airing on 18 December 2009. [4]
On-air team[edit]
Current newscasters[edit]
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Correspondents/editors[edit]
| Years | Correspondents/Editors | Title | Other roles |
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| Elizabeth Bates | Political Correspondent | ||
| Andy Davies | Home Affairs Correspondent | ||
| Helia Ebrahimi | Economics Correspondent | ||
| Clare Fallon | North of England Correspondent | ||
| Gary Gibbon | Political Editor | ||
| Lindsey Hilsum | International Editor | ||
| Simon Israel | Senior Home Affairs Correspondent | ||
| Jordan Jarrett-Bryan | Sports Reporter | ||
| Ciaran Jenkins | Reporter | ||
| Siobhan Kennedy | Business Editor | ||
| Victoria Macdonald | Health & Social Care Correspondent | ||
| Jonathan Miller | Foreign Affairs Correspondent | ||
| Kylie Morris | Washington Correspondent | ||
| Keme Nzerem | Sports Correspondent | ||
| Paraic O'Brien | Reporter | ||
| Jonathan Rugman | Foreign Affairs Correspondent | ||
| Darshna Soni | Home Affairs Correspondent | ||
| Alex Thomson | Chief Correspondent | ||
| Ayshah Tull | Reporter |
Weather forecaster[edit]
| Years | Forecaster | Title | Other roles |
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| 2011– | Liam Dutton | Weather Forecaster |
| Years | Forecaster | Title | Other roles |
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| 2020– | Ivy Green | Weather Forecaster |
Design team[edit]
| Years | Title | Other roles |
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| 2007– | Sam Wapples | Head of Graphics |
| 1989–94 | Jonathan Spencer | Graphic Designer |
| 1994– | Fabrizio Viani | Senior Designer |
| 1997– | Mike Smith | Senior Designer |
| 1998– | Ian Watkins | Deputy Head of Graphics |
| 2005– | Sue Kearley-Schon | Senior Designer |
| 2012– | Kevin O'Dell | Senior Designer |
Non-broadcast media[edit]
Channel 4 News also produces a variety of non-broadcast media, including a range of journalist authored blogs to deliver insight and analysis of the news from the news team.[5]Channel 4 News also produces Snowmail, a free daily email from the news reporter team, giving their personal take on the day's news agenda and behind-the-scenes newsroom goings-on.[6]
Historical roles[edit]
In 2003, Channel 4 News broke the story of the Dodgy Dossier which led to a political crisis in Britain.[7]
The story of the Conservative Party's election expenses scandal was first broken, and then pursued for over a year, by Michael Crick.[8]
In March 2018, an undercover investigation by Channel 4 News explored the campaign activities of Cambridge Analytica.[9]
2017 Westminster attack report[edit]
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On the evening of the Westminster attack of 22 March 2017, Channel 4 News claimed they were able to name the dead attacker as Abu Izzadeen, also known as Trevor Brooks. The claim was repeated by The Independent and the Daily Mirror. However, Channel 4 News was forced to issue an on-air retraction during the same bulletin after Izzadeen's solicitor stated that he was alive and serving time in prison.[citation needed]
Theme music[edit]
The music in the Channel 4 News titles is an orchestration of 'Best Endeavours' by Alan Hawkshaw.[10] It was introduced a few months after the channel's launch, and has remained in use since its inception.
Between June and October 2000, the theme was used by an Israeli news program, broadcast on channel 2, and produced by the Israel television news company called Friday's studio (אולפן שישי) without the channel's approval. As a result, in October (when the program changed anchors), the theme was changed to an original piece of music.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^'Ben de Pear named Channel 4 News editor'. The Guardian. 10 July 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^Biography Liam Dutton
- ^'The Best Stories of 2018'. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ abDeans, Jason (5 August 2009). 'The Guardian - Channel 4 to axe News at Noon and More4 News'. London. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
- ^'Channel 4 News Blogs Home'. Channel 4 News. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^'General Enquiries: What is Snowmail?'. Channel 4. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^Rush, Julian (6 February 2003). 'Downing St dossier plagiarised'. Channel 4 News. ITN. Retrieved 13 August 2014. Article includes link to video clip of the associated Channel 4 News television programme.
- ^Ed Howker and Guy Basnett (23 March 2017). 'The inside story of the Tory election scandal'. The Guardian. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^'Revealed: Trump's election consultants filmed saying they use bribes and sex workers to entrap politicians'. Channel 4 News. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^'Thank you for the Channel 4 News music'. Channel 4 News. Channel 4. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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- Burrell, Ian (14 July 2008). 'Channel 4 News: Newscasters with attitude'. London: The Independent.
External links[edit]
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- Channel 4 News on Twitter
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