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18 Mar, 2014

Guardian editor receives European Press award for Edward Snowden story

Alan Rusbridger, the editor in chief of the Guardian, has been honoured at the European Press awards for leading the team which masterminded a series of remarkable disclosures from the files leaked by the NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

The Guardian was given “The Special Award” by judges at the European Press Prize – Europe’s equivalent of the Pulitzers – at a ceremony in London which brought together leading journalists, editors and commentators from across the continent.

Announcing the award, BBC Today presenter Justin Webb said Snowden had been “the biggest global story of the year”. The series of revelations about the extent of state surveillance had “set alarm bells ringing throughout the world.”

Read the rest: Guardian editor receives European Press award for Edward Snowden story | Media | The Guardian.