Today, The Intercept and Drop Site News announced that acclaimed journalists Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Grim are embarking on a new chapter with the launch of Drop Site News, their independent journalism venture, with startup funding by The Intercept.
At Drop Site News, Scahill and Grim will continue to produce and broadcast the award-winning podcasts Intercepted and Deconstructed, which will be available on the websites of Drop Site News and The Intercept.
Scahill and Grim have been pivotal in establishing The Intercept as a formidable reporting force. Scahill’s exposés on U.S. drone warfare, Blackwater’s Iraq operations, and CIA torture practices have consistently held power to account. Since joining in 2017, Grim’s reporting on political corruption and democratic erosion has illuminated critical societal issues.
Seems like they’re both staying pretty quiet about what happened at The Intercept, but it seems like something went down over there to precipitate their best journalists quitting…I’m very curious to find out what happened. I hope they go public about it soon.
Ken Klippenstein wrote an article about it when he quit a few months ago https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/why-im-resigning-from-the-intercept
Tldr: the board of directors keep hiring more marketing folk instead of journalists.
Ah thank you! I hadn’t seen this.
Isn’t Grim the guy from Breaking Points & CounterPoints? I never knew he had another podcast…
Ryan Grim is primarily known for his journalistic work at The Intercept.
