> Snowden has been variously called a hero,[8][9][10] a whistleblower,[11][12][13][14] a dissident,[15] a patriot,[16][17][18] and a traitor.[19][20][21][22]
so there's plenty to start from if you want something else.
How about, "The government interpretation of the Espionage Act of 1917 includes those who communicate secret information to members of the media, even when that secrecy is used to hide evidence that the government has routinely and deliberately broken the law. Should this be changed, and if so, how?"