Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

KEENAN SAMWAY/THE HOYA 
From left to right: Jameel Jaffer, director of the Knight Institute; Laura Poitras, a documentary filmmaker who reported on the National Security Agency’s PRISM surveillance program after receiving classified information from Edward Snowden; Alberto Mora, former general counsel of the U.S. Navy known for leaking information about torture at Guantanamo Bay; Martin Baron, executive editor of The Washington Post; Carrie Cordero, former counsel to the assistant U.S. attorney general; and Sanford Ungar, the director of Georgetown’s Free Speech Project.

America Must Protect The Freedom of The Press, Panelists Say

By Olivia Eggers September 25, 2018

At a time when the press’s relationship with the executive branch is increasingly strained, protecting the First Amendment rights of both journalists and whistleblowers —those who leak information...

COURTESY BHAVYA JHA
The GU Lecture Fund hosted former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden, who called in via Skype from Russia, for the second time Wednesday.

Snowden Advocates for Privacy

By Yasmine Salam October 7, 2016

The right to privacy is essential in any free society, argued former National Security Agency employee Edward Snowden in his second virtual discussion with Georgetown students Wednesday. Snowden,...

Gaby Mas/The Hoya
Former NSA employee Edward Snowden commented on issues dealing with cybersecutiy and privacy, inlcuding the FBI’s recent legal battle with Apple over iPhone security.

Snowden Speaks On Security Issues

By Jack Lynch April 15, 2016

American whistleblower Edward Snowden, wanted in the United States for leaking classified National Security Agency information in 2013, emphasized the importance of privacy and downplayed the national...

SCOTUS: Thanks Warranted 

SCOTUS: Thanks Warranted 

By Guest Writer and Guest Writer July 15, 2014

Just one year ago, Edward Snowden burst into America’s collective conscience as he revealed the National Security Agency’s most intimate secrets to The Guardian and The Washington Post. Snowden was...

Ellsberg, Whistleblowers Decry Surveillance State

By Sydney Winkler April 25, 2014

Daniel Ellsberg, the former United States military analyst who famously released the Pentagon Papers to national newspapers, spoke about mass government surveillance in the modern world in Gaston Hall...

PoliSci for the Average Guy: The NSA

PoliSci for the Average Guy: The NSA

By Harper Weissburg and Harper Weissburg November 7, 2013

We realize that national and international political events play a crucial role in our education and dialogue here at Georgetown. We also realize how terrifying it can be when someone talks about a current...

Load More Stories

Comments (0)

All The Hoya Picks Reader Picks Sort: Newest