# Glenn Greenwald

> Glenn Greenwald is an American journalist, author, and former constitutional lawyer who broke the world's most consequential surveillance story - Edward Snowden's NSA revelations - earning a Pulitzer Prize and an Oscar-winning documentary. After co-founding The Intercept and exposing judicial corruption in Brazil, he now runs 'System Update,' an independent nightly show on Rumble, where he delivers unfiltered political commentary captive to no institutional master. He lives in Rio de Janeiro with his two adopted sons and 20+ rescue dogs.

- **Role:** Host of System Update on Rumble
- **Organizations:** System Update, The Intercept (former), The Guardian (former), Salon (former)
- **From:** Queens, New York, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Philosophy, George Washington University, JD, New York University School of Law
- **Known for:** Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (2014) - contributing journalist, The Guardian NSA coverage, George Polk Award (2013) - NSA surveillance reporting, Academy Award for Best Documentary (2015) - featured in CitizenFour

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Graduated NYU Law School; began career in constitutional law
- **1996** — Founded own law firm specializing in First Amendment litigation
- **2005** — Began political blogging on national security; met David Miranda in Rio
- **2007** — Started contributing to Salon.com as political journalist
- **2012** — Joined The Guardian as political columnist
- **2013** — Published NSA surveillance revelations from Edward Snowden documents; won George Polk Award
- **2013** — Co-founded The Intercept with Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill
- **2014** — The Guardian won Pulitzer Prize for Public Service; published 'No Place to Hide'
- **2015** — CitizenFour (featuring Greenwald's work) won Academy Award for Best Documentary
- **2016** — Co-founded The Intercept Brasil; David Miranda elected first LGBTQ Rio councillor
- **2018** — Formally adopted two children
- **2019** — Published leaked Operation Car Wash communications; won Vladimir Herzog Institute Special Prize
- **2020** — Brazilian criminal charges dismissed; resigned from The Intercept over editorial disputes
- **2020** — Launched independent Substack newsletter
- **2022** — Joined Rumble to launch 'System Update' nightly live program
- **2023** — Husband David Miranda died at age 37 after 9-month ICU battle
- **2026** — Continues hosting System Update nightly; maintains Substack platform

## Achievements

- Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (2014) - contributing journalist, The Guardian NSA coverage
- George Polk Award (2013) - NSA surveillance reporting
- Academy Award for Best Documentary (2015) - featured in CitizenFour
- Vladimir Herzog Institute Special Prize (2019) - Brazil Operation Car Wash reporting
- Four New York Times bestselling books
- Geschwister-Scholl-Preis (2014) - German literary award
- Foreign Policy Magazine Top 100 Global Thinkers (2013)
- Reporting contributed to President Lula da Silva's release from prison
- Exposed the most comprehensive NSA mass surveillance program in history
- Built independent media platform with 1.6+ million Twitter followers

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Continues hosting System Update nightly on Rumble at 7pm ET; death hoax debunked
- **2025-12** — Maintains dual presence on Rumble and Substack for written and video journalism
- **2023-05** — Husband David Miranda passed away at age 37 after 9-month ICU battle with bacterial meningitis

## Links

- Website: https://greenwald.substack.com
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ggreenwald
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GlennGreenwald
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glenngreenwald

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Last updated: 2026-04-23