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Laura Poitras

Documentary filmmaker, co-founder of The Intercept

Government Corporate Political | Red zones = government–corporate overlap
2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 Founder First Look Institute Founder at First Look Institute (2013–present) 2013→ Subject Of Investigation National Security Agenc… Subject Of Investigation at National Security Agency (NSA) (2013–present) 2013→ Funding Source Omidyar Network Funding Source at Omidyar Network (2013–present) 2013→ Donor Pierre Omidyar Donor at Pierre Omidyar (2013–present) 2013→ Collaboration Glenn Greenwald Collaboration at Glenn Greenwald (2014–present) 2014→ Collaboration Jeremy Scahill Collaboration at Jeremy Scahill (2014–present) 2014→

Conflict Zones (1)

CONFLICT ZONE · 2013–2026
Subject Of Investigation (National Security Agency (NSA)), Funding Source (Omidyar Network) overlapping with Founder (First Look Institute)

All Roles & Relationships (6)

Sector Role Entity Period
CORPORATE Founder First Look Institute 2013–present
GOVERNMENT Subject Of Investigation National Security Agency (NSA) 2013–present
GOVERNMENT Funding Source Omidyar Network 2013–present
POLITICAL Donor Pierre Omidyar 2013–present
OTHER Collaboration Glenn Greenwald 2014–present
OTHER Collaboration Jeremy Scahill 2014–present
Methodology

This timeline visualises documented roles and relationships for Laura Poitras using dates recorded in the entity connection graph. Roles are classified into sectors (government, corporate, political) based on relationship type and target entity type.

Conflict zones are periods where government/institutional roles overlap with corporate positions. These overlaps are not inherently improper but represent structural conditions that merit public scrutiny — the same person simultaneously holds a position involving public trust and a position involving private financial interest.

Date precision varies: some connections record only a year, others a full date. Ongoing roles (no end date) are drawn to the present year. Committee memberships are drawn from official congressional records where available.