TYT-glenn greenwald to head massive new media venture

"Pierre Omidyar, founder of online auction site eBay, said Wednesday he is teaming up with journalist Glenn Greenwald, who has led reporting on secret U.S. surveillance programs, to create a new online mass media venture.

Greenwald announced late Tuesday that he was quitting The Guardian for "a once-in-a-career dream journalistic opportunity" but said he was not ready to give more details.

Now Omidyar has confirmed to CNN's Christiane Amanpour that he is behind the new media venture, which includes Greenwald and others -- and that he will personally fund it."* The Young Turks hosts Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Laura Smith-Spark / CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/world/e...

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