Leaked And Leaked..!! Lack Of Skepticism In Much National Security Coverage \ET\ US justice department confirms criminal leak investigation

Guardian US Editor Sees Lack Of Skepticism In Much National Security Coverage

NEW YORK –- Edward Snowden revealed himself Sunday as The Guardian's National Security Agency source, capping a frenetic five days of blockbuster storiesdetailing vast U.S. government surveillance of phone and Internet activity at home and abroad.

The rapid succession of scoops has helped raise the profile of The Guardian's U.S. edition, which launched online in September 2011 and is part of the 192-year-old British newspaper's strategy to compete as a global news destination online.

Janine Gibson, editor-in-chief of Guardian US, told The Huffington Post on Sunday that her outlet has found success in breaking stories on this side of the Atlantic because "there is a lack of skepticism on a whole in the media on the issue of national security." In the U.S., she said, there can be "a sense that it is unpatriotic to question the role that the security services play."

Gibson added that "these are clearly issues The Guardian, as whole, has really cared about."

A traditionally left-leaning voice in the U.K. media, The Guardian tried capitalizing on its existing U.S. readership during the Bush years with the 2007 launch of Guardian America. But the standalone site didn't take off and was shuttered a few years later. In 2011, The Guardian launched a U.S.-facing edition that remains part of the worldwide Guardian brand rather than a separate site.

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US justice department confirms criminal leak investigation

Security Breach..!!

WASHINGTON: The US justice department is in the initial stages of a criminal investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of secret information following leaks that revealed the extent of US surveillance, spokeswoman Nanda Chitre said on Sunday. 

Prosecutors will decline further comment, Chitre said in an email the same day that EdwardSnowden, a former CIA employee, revealed he was the source of leaks to Britain's Guardian newspaper.