I really enjoyed watching the CitizenFour documentary about whistleblower
Edward Snowden and the process of events that happened before, during, and after
he leaked what the NSA is doing. One of the first things that came to mind
while watching the documentary was the unique personality of Edward Snowden. He
is willing to give up a high profile job with the highest security clearance,
in order to let the people know what is really going on. I am not only
impressed with his moral and ethical bravery, but especially in his
intelligence. Even if I knew the secrets of the NSA like he did, I would not
have the slightest clue on how to go about spreading the word. He needed to get
the information out in very strategic manner for it to be most effective and to
avoid any unpleasant interactions with the government until the info had been
fully exposed. Also, when he is giving the information to the journalists, he
wants to make sure that he does not include his own bias, and that the story
focuses on what the NSA is doing, rather than himself and his back-story. I find
his actions admirable, as well as quite ingenious. Also, I am impressed by the
bravery of the journalists. It takes a lot of guts to spill the beans on something
like this. These reporters seemed very outspoken about it, and were not in the least bit apprehensive. They
are no longer able to go to the United States, and there was a point where they
did not know what was going to happen next to them. Both Edward and the journalists
are the first leak something of this magnitude against the government, and had
no road-map of what to do or how things would turn out. With that said, I think
they handled it very well, and I was really amazed at the whole process.
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