Hunting the Pentagon leaker
How the New York Times found the suspect behind the US classified documents dump.
Jack Teixeira is the 21 year old US airman charged with leaking confidential intelligence and defence documents. They appeared on the gaming platform Discord and revealed US assessments of the war in Ukraine as well as sensitive secrets about American allies. The New York Times managed to identify Teixeira as the suspect before the FBI arrested him. Also in the programme, a new 大象传媒 podcast that investigates the cold case of a boy from London who went missing over 40 years ago, and what next for Murdoch after the Fox News defamation lawsuit pay-out.
Guests: Aric Toler, Director of Training and Research, Bellingcat; Haley Willis, Video Journalist, The New York Times; Colin Campbell, investigative reporter, "Vishal" podcast on 大象传媒 Sounds, Shaun Keep, retired police detective, and Clare Malone, staff writer, The New Yorker.
Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producer: Simon Richardson
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- Wed 19 Apr 2023 16:30大象传媒 Radio 4
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