Snowden archive publications quietly ended in 2019 after major outlets withdrew and The Intercept closed its archive

The article traces how publication of the Snowden documents slowed as The Guardian, Der Spiegel, The New York Times, and ProPublica stopped reporting from the cache, leaving The Intercept as the last major outlet still releasing files. The Intercept closed its archive in March 2019 and published the final batch on May 29, 2019; since then, no institution has released any new Snowden document.

The end of releases shows how even historically significant leak archives can disappear from public view when funding, legal risk, newsroom priorities, and institutional stewardship shift. It also highlights a broader problem for investigative journalism: preserving and responsibly publishing sensitive archives requires long-term governance, not just initial scoop-driven reporting.