The Guardian has decided to share sensitive documents leaked by Edward Snowden regarding the NSA with the American newspaper The New York Times.
The Guardian made the decision after the UK's secret service GCHQ raided its offices. Officials demanded the release of classified files and when the newspaper refused, they destroyed all the hard drives.
“In the face of intense pressure from the UK government, the Guardian has decided to have a US partner share the files provided by Edward Snowden. We are working in partnership with the NYT and others who will continue to publish,” The Guardian said in a statement.
One of the main reasons the British newspaper made this decision was the fact that journalists in America are protected by the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech.
Thus, the two newspapers hope that, through their collaboration, they will continue to fearlessly present not only the actions of the US secret services, but also those of the British intelligence service.
A similar case occurred in 2010 with the publication of the information by WikiLeaks. At that time, The Guardian collaborated with the New York Times and the German magazine Der Spiegel for the publication.
