How the NSA/Snowden Scandal Broke In The News By IngCorp Jan 1, 2013 Sometime in January, Snowden anonymously emails documentary filmaker Laura Poitras The Guardian: Edward Snowden: how the spy story of the age leaked out Salon.com: How we broke the NSA story Feb 1, 2013 Sometime in February, Snowden contacts Guardian commentator Glenn Greenwald The Guardian: dward Snowden: how the spy story of the age leaked out May 16, 2013 After several indirect contacts, Snowden directly contacts Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman Newsmax: Snowden Used Code Name 'Verax' to Approach Reporter May 20, 2013 Edward Snowden flies to Hong Kong The Guardian: Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations Jun 5, 2013 UK paper The Guardian runs story revealing the NSA is collecting Verizon data The Guardian: NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily Jun 6, 2013 Washington Post runs story revealing the PRISM program The Washington Post: U.S., British intelligence mining data from nine U.S. Internet companies in broad secret program Jun 9, 2013 The Guardian and The Washington Post reveal the NSA whistleblower as Edward Snowden The Washington Post: Edward Snowden comes forward as source of NSA leaks The Guardian: Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations Jun 10, 2013 US officials learn that Snowden is in Hong Kong and open talks with their counterparts Time: U.S. Government ‘Disappointed’ Hong Kong Let Snowden Leave, Asks Russia to Extradite Himcountry/#ixzz2XA12ibQc Jun 14, 2013 Snowden charged with various crimes. Arrest warrent issued. Time: U.S. Government ‘Disappointed’ Hong Kong Let Snowden Leave, Asks Russia to Extradite Himcountry/#ixzz2XA12ibQc Jun 15, 2013 US requests Snowden's extradition from Hong Kong U.S. Government ‘Disappointed’ Hong Kong Let Snowden Leave, Asks Russia to Extradite Him Jun 19, 2013 Attorney General Eric Holder contacts Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen encouraging extradition compliance U.S. Government ‘Disappointed’ Hong Kong Let Snowden Leave, Asks Russia to Extradite Him Jun 22, 2013 US revokes Snowden's passport. Wikileaks states they are helping Snowden. Fox News: US revokes NSA leaker Edward Snowden's passport, as he reportedly seeks asylum in Ecuador Jun 23, 2013 Hong Kong allows Snowden to fly to Russia. Later claims the US extradition paperwork was insufficient Time: U.S. Government ‘Disappointed’ Hong Kong Let Snowden Leave, Asks Russia to Extradite HimRead more: http://swampland.time.com/2013/06/23/u-s-government-disappointed-hong-kong-let-snowden-leave-country/#ixzz2XA2Maikf Jun 24, 2013 National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden issues a statement criticizing Hong Kong authorities and the Chinese government Time: U.S. Government ‘Disappointed’ Hong Kong Let Snowden Leave, Asks Russia to Extradite Him Jun 24, 2013 US Secretary Of State John Kerry calls on Russia to return Snowden NBCNews.com: Kerry to Russia: 'Do the right thing' and return NSA leaker