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Josh Meyer

Josh Meyer has written about national security issues for more than 20 years and won numerous awards as a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He is also the co-author of the recent book, ``The Hunt For KSM: Inside The Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,'' which was named one of the best books of 2012 by The Washington Post and Kirkus Reviews. He works in Washington, DC, where he is the director of education and outreach for the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative, which aims to find better ways to tell national journalism stories across all media platforms using new technologies.
Josh Meyer has written about national security issues for more than 20 years and won numerous awards as a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He is also the co-author of the recent book, ``The Hunt For KSM: Inside The Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,'' which was named one of the best books of 2012 by The Washington Post and Kirkus Reviews. He works in Washington, DC, where he is the director of education and outreach for the Medill National Security Journalism Initiative, which aims to find better ways to tell national journalism stories across all media platforms using new technologies.
Defense

Good News for the NSA: There Are 42% Fewer New Secrets for Future Edward Snowdens to Leak

Washington’s system of classifying national security information is badly broken.

  • Josh Meyer, Quartz
Management

Analysis: Europeans Shouldn't Be Surprised the U.S. Has Been Spying on Them

While America’s European allies may be shocked, they can’t be surprised.

  • Josh Meyer, Quartz
Tech

The Most Important Person Entering Government You’ve Never Heard Of

Nicole Wong has been dubbed by many as the US’s first chief privacy officer.

  • Josh Meyer, Quartz
Tech

Meet Obama’s Lawyer at the NSA, the Next Guy About to Undergo Some Serious Surveillance

Rajesh De, general counsel for the National Security Agency may soon come under fire.

  • Josh Meyer, Quartz
Defense

Edward Snowden and the Magical World of Security Clearances

Washington runs on security clearances, with more than 4.2 million people holding them by 2011.

  • Josh Meyer, Quartz
Defense

Next Year’s Winter Olympics Are Being Held in Just About the Most Unsafe Place They Could Be

The region around Sochi is a cauldron of ethnic hatred and anti-Russian separatist movements.

  • Josh Meyer, Quartz
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