# Greenwald resigns from The Intercept

Date: 2020

On 29 October 2020 [Glenn Greenwald](/people/glenn-greenwald) resigned from The Intercept, which he had co-founded, and from its parent company First Look Media. He said editors had censored an opinion article on [Joe Biden](/people/env-person-joe-biden) in breach of his contractual editorial freedom. Editor-in-chief Betsy Reed disputed his account, calling it a disagreement over the role of editors.

## People

- Glenn Greenwald: https://factrail.ai/people/glenn-greenwald

## Sources

- https://theintercept.com/2020/10/29/glenn-greenwald-resigns-the-intercept/
- https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/glenn-greenwald-resigns-from-the-intercept-following-dispute-over-biden-story-20201030-p56a30.html
- https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/10/29/claiming-censorship-greenwald-leaves-the-intercept/
- https://greenwald.substack.com/p/my-resignation-from-the-intercept

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/greenwald-resigns-from-the-intercept-2020-10-29