New York Times Feels ‘Shackled' Over Guardian's Control Of Edward Snowden Story

NYT, Guardian Disagreements Over Snowden Material Heat Up
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: General view of atmosphre at the Edward Snowden Interviewed by Jane Mayer at the MasterCard stage at SVA Theatre during The New Yorker Festival 2014 on October 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The New Yorker)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 11: General view of atmosphre at the Edward Snowden Interviewed by Jane Mayer at the MasterCard stage at SVA Theatre during The New Yorker Festival 2014 on October 11, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for The New Yorker)

The Brits and the Yanks have long enjoyed a “special relationship,” and the bond between The Guardian and The New York Times is certainly special.

But when it comes to printing stories based on top secret documents supplied by Edward Snowden, the relationship between the British and American media outlets occasionally seems frayed as well.

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