Shane Harris is an American journalist and author. He is a senior national security writer at the ''Washington Post''. He specializes in coverage of America's intelligence agencies. He is author of the books '' The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State'' and ''@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex'', about the impact of cyberspace as the American military's "fifth-domain" of war. Harris is currently an ASU Future of War Fellow at

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. He is also a co-host of the Rational Security podcast.

Career

Shane Harris joined the ''Washington Post'' on December 22, 2017, after having joined the '' Wall Street Journal'' in May 2017. Prior to working for the ''Wall Street Journal'', Harris was the Senior Intelligence and National Security Correspondent for the ''Daily Beast'' in 2014 and as a subsequent contributor, a senior writer for '' Foreign Policy'' magazine, a senior contributor for '' The Washingtonian'', and a staff correspondent at ''

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'' from 2005-2010.

Political views

Harris is known to be a strong opponent of the worldwide mass surveillance activities of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). In an interview with '' TIME'' magazine, Harris said that "We've crossed into this era where surveillance and surveillance capabilities in the government are just a reality", and expressed doubt that the United States Congress will limit the practice of

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Journalism honours

In 2010, Harris received the 24th annual Gerald R. Ford Prize for "Distinguished Reporting on National Defense". In 2019, Harris and others at the ''Washington Post'' were finalists for the

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for their coverage of the

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by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince

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Books

Harris is the author of '' The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State'', which won the

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in 2011. '' The Economist'' described the book as a "vivid, well-reported and intellectually sophisticated account of the surveillance state", and named it as one of several "Books of the Year" (2010). He is also the author of ''@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex'', which '' Lawfare'' described as, superb, noting that, "Few books on a subject as technical as network security can be fairly described as riveting, but Harris has managed to pull off a rare feat: a story that is simultaneously rigorous, comprehensive, and a joy to read".

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