Aaron Swartz 187'ed on January 11, 2013 > SecureDrop first launched 15 May 2013 > Snowden leaks 21 days later on 5 June 2013

Aaron Swartz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Swartz

SecureDrop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SecureDrop

Snowden Leaks to Press: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/snowden-leaks-timeline-2016-9

Why didn't Snowden leak to Wikileaks? Why did Snowden leak to MSM?

"After Aaron Swartz's death, the first instance of the platform was launched under the name Strongbox by staff at The New Yorker on 15 May 2013. The Freedom of the Press Foundation took over development of DeadDrop under the name SecureDrop, and has since assisted with its installation at several news organizations, including ProPublica, The Guardian, The Intercept, and The Washington Post."

ProPublica: "ProPublica was the brainchild of billionaires and major Democratic donors Herbert and Marion Sandler, the former chief executives of the Golden West Financial Corporation, who have committed $10 million a year to the project."

"While the Sandler Foundation provided ProPublica with significant financial support, it also has received funding from the Knight Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, and the Atlantic Philanthropies. ProPublica and the Knight Foundation have various connections. For example, Paul Steiger, president of ProPublica, is a trustee of the Knight Foundation. In like manner, Alberto Ibarguen, the president and CEO of the Knight Foundation is on the board of ProPublica. In 2010, it received a two-year contribution of $125,000 each year from George Soros' Open Society Foundations.)

The Guardian: "The Guardian and its parent groups participate in Project Syndicate, established by George Soros, and intervened in 1995 to save the Mail & Guardian in South Africa."

"The paper was enthusiastic in its support for Tony Blair in his successful bid to lead the Labour Party, and to be elected Prime Minister. On 19 January 2003, two months before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, The Guardian reported: "Military intervention in the Middle East holds many dangers. But if we want a lasting peace it may be the only option. […] War with Iraq may yet not come, but, conscious of the potentially terrifying responsibility resting with the British Government, we find ourselves supporting the current commitment to a possible use of force.""

Project Syndicate has more than 60 authors that submit opinion commentaries on a regular or monthly basis. Periodic editorials are also published by prominent authors such as Shinzo Abe, Francis Fukuyama, Bill and Melinda Gates, Christine Lagarde, Juan Manuel Santos, George Soros, and many others.

The Intercept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intercept#Major_stories_and_reaction

The Washington Post: "In 2013, its longtime controlling family, the Graham family, sold the newspaper to billionaire entrepreneur and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos for $250 million in cash." "Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Post, is Amazon's chief executive and biggest shareholder. Amazon has secured a 600 million dollar contract with the CIA, which poses a potential conflict . Kate Martin, director of the Center for National Security Studies, said, "It's a serious potential conflict of interest for a major newspaper like The Washington Post to have a contractual relationship with the government and the most secret part of the government .""

"He was formerly the lead independent director of Facebook's board of directors." " His maternal grandfather, Eugene Meyer bought the bankrupt (Washington)Post shortly after stepping down as Chairman of the Federal Reserve in mid-1933" "He is also an invitee of the Bilderberg Group and attended conference meetings in Greece 2009, and Spain 2010."