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Snowden revelations earn Pulitzer for The Washington Post and The Guardian

Posted: April 15, 2014 at 4:42 pm

NEW YORK The Washington Post and The Guardian won the Pulitzer Prize in public service Monday for revealing the U.S. government's sweeping surveillance efforts in a blockbuster series of stories based on secret documents supplied by NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

The prize for national reporting went to David Philipps of The Gazette in Colorado Springs for an investigation that found that the Army has discharged escalating numbers of traumatized combat veterans who commit crimes at home.

Two of the nation's biggest and most distinguished newspapers, The Washington Post and The New York Times, won two Pulitzers each, while the other awards were scattered among a variety of publications large and small.

The stories about the National Security Agency's spy programs revealed that the government systematically has collected information about millions of Americans' phone calls and e-mails.

The disclosures set off a furious debate in the United States over privacy versus security and led President Barack Obama to impose limits on the surveillance.

The NSA stories were written by Barton Gellman at The Washington Post and Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Ewan MacAskill, whose work was published by The Guardian US, the British newspaper's American operation, based in New York.

"I think this is amazing news," Poitras said. "It's a testament to Snowden's courage, a vindication of his courage and his desire to let the public know what the government is doing."

Snowden, a former contract employee at the NSA, has been charged with espionage and other offenses in the U.S. and could get 30 years in prison if convicted. In a statement issued by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, Snowden saluted "the brave reporters and their colleagues who kept working in the face of extraordinary intimidation, including the forced destruction of journalistic materials, the inappropriate use of terrorism laws, and so many other means of pressure to get them to stop."

Snowden's critics have branded him a traitor. "To be rewarding illegal conduct, to be enabling a traitor like Snowden, to me is not something that should be rewarded with a Pulitzer Prize," said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y. "Snowden has violated his oath. He has put American lives at risk."

The Post's Gelman said the stories were the product of the "most exhilarating and frightening year of reporting."

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Future Trendspots: From the Streets of India (Part 1) Futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson – Video

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Future Trendspots: From the Streets of India (Part 1) Futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson
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Money Matters: Global Futurist Jack Uldrich to Keynote the 2014 Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union "Accelerating …

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Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) April 15, 2014

Ready. Set. Catalyst! On April 17th global futurist Jack Uldrich will keynote the 2014 Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union Annual Meeting and Accelerating Success Conference. The conference will take place at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada. The purpose of the meeting is to "review Catalyst Corporates activities and financial performance in 2013 and to outline plans for 2014."

As the keynote speaker, Uldrich aims to help Catalyst understand how technological trends, business forces and social media are merging to create fresh and innovative opportunities in the credit union industry. His keynote for Catalyst, "Foresight 2020" will address the cutting edge trends in technology in the credit union industry, including advances in mobile payments, "Big Data," peer-to-peer lending, wearable technology, artificial intelligence and collaborative consumption.

Honing in on relevant trends, Uldrich is tremendously adept at custom designing his message to each individual audience. He also offers powerful, constructive guidance for leveraging rapid technology-driven change into a competitive advantage. His captivating style blended with humor and anecdotes, along with timely and provocative insights motivate audiences like Catalyst to embrace the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead.

The following is an excerpt from Uldrich's most recent book, "20/20 Foresight: A Futurist Explores the Transformational Trends of Tomorrow," upon which his keynote is based. This chapter covers how unexpected events and unknown unknowns might adversely affect the future in the world of finance.

Other of Uldrichs bestselling and award-winning books include, Green Investing: A Guide to Making Money through Environment-Friendly Stocks; Unlearning 101: 101 Lessons in Thinking Inside-Out the Box, Higher Unlearning: 39 Post-Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future; The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business; and Jump the Curve: 50 Essential Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Emerging Technologies.

Celebrated as a national and international speaker and scholar, Uldrichs most recent keynotes have been delivered to the Fiatech, the 2014 ATEA Conference, the American Medical Association, TEXPERS, the Idaho Technology Council, Wells Fargo, the Allan P. Kirby Lecture Series at Wilkes University and The Million Dollar Round Table in Kuala Lumpur.

Some of Uldrichs other clients include General Electric, IBM, Cisco, United Healthcare, PepsiCo, Verizon Wireless, General Mills, the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Pfizer, Healthcare Association of New York, Southern Company, St. Jude Medical, Dressbarn, AG Schering, Imation, Lockheed Martin, Fairview Hospitals, Touchstone Energy, The Insurance Service Organization.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his School of Unlearning website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, best-selling author, editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.jumpthecurve.net.

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Creepy UFO footage in Brazil (two glowing objects landing) – Video

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Creepy UFO footage in Brazil (two glowing objects landing)
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Breaking News UFO Sighting Mother Ship Portal Dimension Jump Caught On Video 2014 – Video

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Breaking News UFO Sighting Mother Ship Portal Dimension Jump Caught On Video 2014
UFO Sightings Light Beam Portal Dimension Jump Caught On Video! Mark Omar Shares Video Of What looks To Be A Possible Military Maneuver Or UFO Time Jump Capt...

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Sochi as games approach on Russia alert – Video

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Sochi as games approach on Russia alert
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International Space Station and Moon – Video

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International Space Station and Moon
ISS gliding by the Moon, April 8th 2014.

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Bill Shepherd: Flying the First Expedition to the International Space Station – Video

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Bill Shepherd: Flying the First Expedition to the International Space Station
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KSP – Stock International Space Station – Part 1: Zarya – Video

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KSP – Stock International Space Station – Part 2: Unity – Video

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KSP - Stock International Space Station - Part 2: Unity
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