That Laura Poitras' Edward Snowden documentary CitizenFour feels like it has been gestating for a long time testifies to the hyper-speed at which the news cycle churns. Major media operations long ago lost interest in the story, even though it is barely more than a year old, more revelations have trickled out, and it just happens to be one of the most important stories of the century so far. But, hey, who cares about domestic spying when there is ebola to hyperventilate about?
