It reveals your blindness to the topic.
Let's overlook for a moment that it shouldn't matter WHAT official professional title a "news writer" has or does not have in order to share information to the public, you are really showing your colours by even denying Greenwald any occupational title.
Let's look at definitions:
"Journalism is a method of inquiry and literary style that aims to provide a service to the public by the dissemination and analysis of news and other information.[1] Journalistic integrity is based on the principles of truth, disclosure, and editorial independence. Journalistic mediums can vary diversely, from print publishing to electronic broadcasting, and from newspaper to television channels, as well as to the web, and to digital technology." Wikipedia
"The occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news or of conducting any news organization as a business." Dictionary.com
"The activity or profession of writing for newspapers or magazines or of broadcasting news on radio or television" oxforddictionaries.com
Greenwald, in case you didn't know, was working at this definition of journalism BEFORE taking on this story. He was a columnist for Salon.com from 2007 to 2012. And he's written for the New York Times, LA Times and other papers.
You have sabotaged any other argument you may make in this snide, baseless accusation. You, and your fellow authoritarian sheep should stick to arguments that the United States of America is going to come crashing down because one lone individual, with the help of brave journalists like Greenwald, helped spur a debate on what should be the limits of who and when and how government spies....because at least that hasn't been unproven yet. Ya never know.....
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