Chat with Bart Gellman online about his book 'Dark Mirror,' June 3

Wire Staff

May 28, 2020

National Press Club board member Del Wilber will host a virtual conversation Wednesday, June 3, with Barton Gellman about his new book, "Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State," which Library Journal called "a well-documented account on the far-reaching impact of U.S. domestic surveillance and the resulting intrusions of privacy; highly recommended both for general readers and those with an interest in national security." The conversation begins at 8:30 p.m.

In 2013, Gellman helped break the news of Edward Snowden's disclosures of the National Security Agency's controversial surveillance network that sucked up the electronic communications of unsuspecting Americans. He won a Pulitzer Prize for public service for his work.

"Dark Mirror," new book by Barton Gellman on Edward Snowden's NSA reveal

The former Washington Post reporter's publisher describes "Dark Mirror" as a "narrative of investigative reporting as it happened and a deep dive into the machinery of the surveillance state. Gellman recounts the puzzles, dilemmas and tumultuous events behind the scenes of his work – in top secret intelligence facilities, in Moscow hotel rooms, in huddles with Post lawyers and editors, in Silicon Valley executive suites, and in encrypted messages from anonymous accounts."

Here is a recent Washington Post review of the book.

To sign up for the conversation, email Del Wilber at [email protected].