The intercept is a news organization that publishes articles and podcasts. It was founded in 2014 by journalists Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, and Laura Poitras, and launched with funding by eBay co-founder Pierre Omidyar. The Intercept is an award-winning news organization that focuses on holding the powerful accountable through fearless, adversarial journalism. It is almost entirely funded by Omidyar, and also receives support from its members and institutional contributors. The Intercept has been involved in several controversies, including public disagreements about the leadership and direction of the organization that led to the departure of co-founders Greenwald and Poitras.