First Look Media, the new venture by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, launches its first digital magazine The Intercept today, but who are the journalists behind the outlet and where will the organisation be heading?
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First Look Media , the news organisation founded by billionaire Pierre Omidyar, has announced its first publication, The Intercept , to "aggressively report" on the information shared by Edward Snowden.
The Intercept
is the first in a "family" of digital magazines, Omidyar said in a video (below) explaining how First Look will unfold over 2014, each one to be focussed on a specific topic and led by "a visionary journalist" with their own editorial voice.
Glenn Greenwald, the first journalist to join the venture , will lead The Intercept alongside Jeremy Scahill and Laura Poitras, initially in exploring the stories behind NSA surveillance and later expanding into further stories on civil liberties and justice.
But who else is involved in helping First Look to, in Omidyar's words, "experiment, innovate and overcome existing obstacles to make it easier for journalists to deliver the transformative stories we all need"?
Below is the journalist line-up so far, hover over the photos for more information:
The full, flagship website for First Look Media is due to launch later in the year, covering politics, news, sport, entertainment and a range of other topics. Until then, the video below serves as an explainer for what First Look will hope to accomplish.
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