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James Bamford | |
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| Born | James Bamford September 15, 1946 Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, documentary filmmaker |
| Nationality | American |
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| Genre | Authority on the United States intelligence agencies |
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James Bamford (born September 15, 1946) is an American author, journalist and documentary producer noted for his writing about United States intelligence agencies, especially the National Security Agency (NSA).[1] The New York Times has called him "the nation's premier journalist on the subject of the National Security Agency"[2] and The New Yorker named him "the NSA's chief chronicler."[3]
In 2006, he won the National Magazine Award for Reporting[4] for his writing on the war in Iraq published in Rolling Stone.
In 2015 he became the national security columnist for Foreign Policy magazine[5] and he also writes for The New Republic. His book, The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA From 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America, became a New York Times bestseller and was named by The Washington Post as one of "The Best Books of the Year."[6]
- ^ Scott Shane (October 10, 2008). "Decades on the Trail of a Shadowy Agency". The New York Times. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
For 30 years, on a sometimes lonely hunt, James Bamford has pursued that great white whale of American intelligence, the National Security Agency. It has been a jarring ride at times.
- ^ Shane, Scott (October 10, 2008). "James Bamford and the N.S.A.: Decades of Trailing a Shadowing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ Nazaryan, Alexander (June 10, 2013). "The NSA's Chief Chronicler". The New Yorker.
- ^ "Winners and Finalists Database | ASME". asme.magazine.org. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
- ^ "Search Results for 'James Bamford' – Foreign Policy". Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ Noble, Barnes &. "Washington Post Best Nonfiction of 2008->The War on Terror, Washington Post Best Books of 2008, Books, $10 - $25". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved December 28, 2018.