Dark Mirror

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Edward Snowden selected three journalists to reveal the stories behind his trove of NSA documents: Barton Gellman, Glenn Greenwald, and Laura Poitras, who would later share a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Poitras directed the Oscar-winning Citizenfour, while Greenwald wrote a memoir and positioned himself as a defender of Snowden. Gellman, however, embarked on a unique journey, utilizing over 20 years of experience as an investigative journalist with extensive sources in national security and technology. His reporting uncovered new insights from the NSA archive, highlighting that the issues Snowden exposed persist, with many policies remaining unchanged despite public outrage. The narrative unfolds as a true-life spy tale, providing an authoritative perspective on extraordinary events. Gellman faces numerous challenges, including discovering his name in Snowden's documents, receiving alerts about foreign government attempts to compromise his accounts, and encountering sophisticated impostors trying to undermine his work. Throughout this escalating battle against digital adversaries, Gellman is forced to adapt their tactics for self-defense. With a vivid style reminiscent of his bestselling work, this account explores the surveillance-industrial revolution and its impact on personal privacy, ultimately recounting a government leak of unparalleled drama since All the President's Men.