Posts tagged “nsa”

Tell a Compelling Story, Dammit

Colin Lee for Medium: I have learned that people decide what they think based upon narratives. A good story always has better results than merely listing out facts. Every good narrative has both characters and a plot. Edward Snowden has been releasing shreds of a story without characters while his opponents have created a complete […]

Permission

Buzzfeed‘s transcript of the Charlie Rose interview with Obama regarding the NSA leaks: Charlie Rose: But has FISA court turned down any request? Barack Obama: The โ€” because โ€” the โ€” first of all, Charlie, the number of requests are surprisingly smallโ€ฆ number one. Number two, folks donโ€™t go with a query unless theyโ€™ve got […]