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What happened to the Snowden archive
The last Snowden documents were published 11 weeks before The Intercept closed its archive in March 2019, ending a 6-year journey to share intelligence.
In brief
The last Snowden documents were published 11 weeks before The Intercept closed its archive in March 2019, ending a 6-year journey to share intelligence. The final Snowden documents were published on 29 May 2019 after The Intercept stopped sharing them due to shifting editorial priorities. Originally reported by…
The last document
The last Snowden document was published on 29 may 2019.
The closure
The Guardian stopped publishing documents in february 2014.
The closure
Der Spiegel stopped publishing documents in january 2015.
The closure
The New York Times and ProPublica stopped publishing documents in august 2015.
The closure
The Intercept stopped publishing documents in march 2019.
The arguments
The remaining documents have aged.
The arguments
Other major media outlets stopped reporting as well.
The budget
The Intercept faced budget cuts.
The budget
The Intercept's editor-in-chief said the archive was no longer of value.
The budget
The Intercept's editor-in-chief said they would focus on other priorities.
The budget
The Intercept's editor-in-chief sought new partners.
The holders
The Guardian held 58,000 documents.
The holders
The Washington Post held a subset of documents.
The holders
The New York Times held a subset of documents.
The holders
Der Spiegel held 140 documents.
The holders
The Intercept held the full archive.
At a glance
The final Snowden documents were published on 29 May 2019 after The Intercept stopped sharing them due to shifting editorial priorities.
