It was founded as a haven for government leakers. It’s not a conservative bastion. Neither was its co-founder, Glenn Greenwald, but it called out Democrats, the political class, Republicans—everyone. A lot has changed for sure. Greenwald was forced to flee the publication he founded after its staff ran interference on a piece he did on Joe Biden, which they found to be disagreeable. Why? Well, it didn’t paint Biden in a positive light. Now, this rag has decided to divert away from being a safe space for leakers to being a typical liberal rag that goes after conservative writers for merely covering the stories they don’t want to for political reasons. Their latest piece of trash goes after our own Julio Rosas and others for—gasp—reporting on the mass riots that engulfed the nation last year. We’ve already responded, but there’s bipartisan outrage here.
Rosas risks his safety reporting on the rioting, looting, vandalism, and other activities of the far left as they engage in a crusade of mayhem and violence to meet their political aims. The Intercept’s hit piece one could argue is invaluable regarding free media, yet the goal is sinister. To prevent the truth from being reported, they’re trying to paint a bullseye on Rosas and others in order to stop them from writing about the far left’s campaign of urban unrest. Greenwald called out his former publication saying, “The Intercept is now actively targeting two journalists of color. They have two white male reporters here putting a target on their backs for the crime of reporting on the Antifa riots. This is genuinely disgusting and dangerous.”
"They see them as the enemy": @ggreenwald, co-founder of The Intercept, slammed the outlet for the recent hit piece on riot journalists. He said the article endangers the reporters who are covering the riots. pic.twitter.com/kUPPc0TErD
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) May 15, 2021
The Intercept is now actively targeting two journalists of color. They have two white male reporters here putting a target on their backs for the crime of reporting on Antifa riots. This is genuinely disgusting and dangerous. Press freedom groups should condemn this. Watch: https://t.co/Mgqm4oGW8m
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 13, 2021
This is what so much "journalism" is now. They believe that the real menaces are individuals who have politics or ideology different than their liberal orthodoxies. So these reporters are now like criminals to them because they report for right-wing sites, thus this targeting.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 13, 2021
Journalists have been repeatedly assaulted while covering Antifa protests. Antifa threatens journalists, breaks their cameras, and attacks them violently. The Intercept knows this. They're showing Antifa which 2 journalists they should look out for. That's what this is for.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 13, 2021
I legitimately have no idea what the point of this video is. Conservative journalists reported on Antifa riots. Ok, so?
— Rav Arora (@Ravarora1) May 13, 2021
They're trying to make it too dangerous for those two reporters to report on Antifa protests any longer by making them famous to Antifa activists. That's the only point of this.
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 13, 2021
“They're trying to make it too dangerous for those two reporters to report on Antifa protests any longer by making them famous to Antifa activists. That's the only point of this,” he added.
Others who are self-described left-wingers even questioned the whole point of the piece.
“I'm a left-wing Intercept supporter, but I really question the ethics of singling out these two guys for accurately recording and publicizing an activity that actually happened. It's not like they altered the video or anything. What am I missing?” said one Twitter user.
This is a pretty trashy hit piece. @Julio_Rosas11 covers riots of all sorts. He covered the Capitol Riot as well. It's not the journalists' fault far-left groups have rioted more frequently than far-right groups over the past year. https://t.co/mZ9ukFZyVg
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) May 13, 2021
I watched the whole thing and it does exactly what it accuses Rosas and everyone else of doing. Whatever you think of conservative media's narratives about the summer unrest, this video just pushes progressive media's own narratives. Lots of hand waving at rioting and looting.
— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) May 13, 2021
As someone who also reported on this violence, there is nothing "right-wing" about documenting the destruction that was unleashed in American cities. Especially when most of the rest of the media (including the Intercept) was either ignoring it or actively obfuscating it https://t.co/PMLVhPU8xF
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) May 13, 2021
My takeaway here is @Julio_Rosas11 is putting himself in harm's way to cover what the MSM won't cover, and The Intercept is mad about it... https://t.co/oF26xyZ6St
— Michele Perez Exner (@michelepexner) May 13, 2021
What the hell happened to the Intercept? How the mighty fall...
— Silkie Carlo (@silkiecarlo) May 13, 2021
I'm a left-wing Intercept supporter, but I really question the ethics of singling out these two guys for accurately recording and publicizing an activity that actually happened. It's not like they altered the video or anything. What am I missing?
— LITR (@Missa1969) May 13, 2021
A journalist is anyone who observes and documents events without otherwise taking part. They deserve protection to do their work, whether as independents or on behalf of large media companies, regardless of their politics. Other journalists, especially, should understand why.
— Fredrick Kunkle WaPo (@KunkleFredrick) May 13, 2021
Michael Tracey, a liberal reporter, who also traversed across the country covering protests and riots last year added “As someone who also reported on this violence, there is nothing ‘right-wing’ about documenting the destruction that was unleashed in American cities. Especially when most of the rest of the media (including the Intercept) was either ignoring it or actively obfuscating it.”
Greenwald’s Intercept called out the corrupt media complex that peddled the Russian collusion myth and other unhinged conspiracy theories. Now, it seems the publication is just mad that a roving band of dedicated reporters who hold views they find abhorrent has become aces at knifing liberal narratives. Last years, riots were the most expensive in insurance history. It’s not like this was a secret, guys. It’s a story that deserved to be covered. The Intercept felt otherwise.
Julio was at the border when this hit piece was published but his response was perfect:
So I watched the full video and since The Intercept did not reach out to me for comment I'll say this: I stand by my work and The Intercept can fuck off. https://t.co/12ANYWT9Kp
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 13, 2021
The video goes to great length to claim I only focus on when people are rioting or fighting. Yes, I tweeted videos of such moments, but I have noted in my coverage when things are peaceful, like here in Kenosha: https://t.co/FdeMzGhmvA
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) May 13, 2021
ICYMI: Townhall’s @Julio_Rosas11 joined @IngrahamAngle to respond to @theintercept smearing his reporting:
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 15, 2021
“I’m going to continue covering riots. Personally, I don’t care who it is. I just have a passion for doing it and I’m going to continue to do it.pic.twitter.com/xyo6iEN8Wi
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