Shane Harris is an American journalist, author and staff writer of ''

The Atlantic ''The Atlantic'' is an American magazine and multi-platform publisher based in Washington, D.C. It features articles on politics, foreign affairs, business and the economy, culture and the arts, technology, and science. It was founded in 185 ...

''. He was a senior national security writer at the ''Washington Post''. He specializes in coverage of America's intelligence agencies. He is the 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 the

New America Foundation New America, formerly the New America Foundation, is an American Modern liberalism in the United States, liberal think tank founded in 1999. It focuses on a range of public policy issues, including national security, technology, health, gender, ...

. He was also a co-host of the podcast
Rational Security
an
Chatter

Career

Shane Harris joined the ''Washington Post'' in January 2018, after having written for the''

Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscriptio ...

''. Harris was previously the Senior Intelligence and National Security Correspondent for the ''Daily Beast'' in 2014, a senior writer for ''

Foreign Policy Foreign policy, also known as external policy, is the set of strategies and actions a State (polity), state employs in its interactions with other states, unions, and international entities. It encompasses a wide range of objectives, includ ...

'' magazine, a senior writer for '' The Washingtonian'', and a staff correspondent at ''

National Journal ''National Journal'' is an advisory services company based in Washington, D.C., offering services in government affairs, advocacy communications, stakeholder mapping, and policy brands research for government and business leaders. It publishes ...

'' from 2005-2010. In fall 2024, Harris became a staff writer for The Atlantic.

Political views

Harris is known to be a strong opponent of the worldwide

mass surveillance Mass surveillance is the intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population in order to monitor that group of citizens. The surveillance is often carried out by Local government, local and federal governments or intell ...

activities of the U.S.

National Security Agency The National Security Agency (NSA) is an intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense, under the authority of the director of national intelligence (DNI). The NSA is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and proces ...

(NSA). In an interview with ''

TIME Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...

'' 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 The United States Congress is the legislature, legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, including a Lower house, lower body, the United States House of Representatives, ...

will limit the practice of

mass surveillance in the United States The practice of mass surveillance in the United States dates back to wartime monitoring and censorship of international communications from, to, or which passed through the United States. After the First and Second World Wars, mass surveill ...

Journalism honors

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

Pulitzer Prize for Public Service The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service is one of the fourteen American Pulitzer Prizes annually awarded for journalism. It recognizes a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journali ...

for their coverage of the

assassination of Jamal Khashoggi On 2 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident journalist, was killed by agents of the Saudi government at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Khashoggi was ambushed and strangled by a 15-member squad of Saudi operatives. His body w ...

by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince

Mohammed bin Salman Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (; born 31 August 1985), also known as MBS or MbS, is the ''de facto'' ruler of the Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, formally serving as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Sa ...

. He was part of the team of reporters at the ''Washington Post'' that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for coverage of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. In 2023, he co-reported the documentary "The Discord Leak

with PBS Frontline, which was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Investigative News Coverage. His 2024 podcas
"Bacon: The Best Kept Secret in Washington,"
was a finalist for the National Magazine Awards.

Works

Harris is the author of '' The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State'', which won the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2011. ''

The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British newspaper published weekly in printed magazine format and daily on Electronic publishing, digital platforms. It publishes stories on topics that include economics, business, geopolitics, technology and culture. M ...

'' named it one of several "Books of the Year" (2010). He is also the author of ''@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex''.

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