> The Intercept said it had no doubt that Greenwald would "launch a new media venture where he will face no collaboration with editors — such is the era of Substack and Patreon."
Any way you look at it, this is a terrible response. Jealous much? “People are willing to pay with actual money for Greenwald’s writing. Can you imagine?!? How shameful!” Even the post-blog-revolution news media companies don’t get it.
The Intercept did have a record. It was in large part due to Greenwald. He’s leaving, so with him goes a large part of their reputation.
The Intercept said it had no doubt that Greenwald would "launch a new media venture where he will face no collaboration with editors — such is the era of Substack and Patreon."
"In that context, it makes good business sense for Glenn to position himself as the last true guardian of investigative journalism and to smear his longtime colleagues and friends as partisan hacks," the Intercept statement reads.
"We get it. But facts are facts and The Intercept record of fearless, rigorous, independent journalism speaks for itself."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2020/10/29/glenn-greenw...