It's pretty evident that there were several reasons for drawing it out: keep the story alive until it got mass attention, allow each release to be scrutinized and understood by the public, and to vet the information first to make sure no one is put at risk.
I thought Glenn Greenwald was the one who managed the releases. In any case, why is a journalist any more qualified that Snowden to make these decisions?
I didn't say he was more qualified. I just implied that he was not less qualified. So let's get back to my original question. Why is a journalist more qualified?