Matt Kennard | |
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| Born | Matthew Kennard 1983 (age 40–41) London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Leeds University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Notable work | Irregular Army The Racket |
| Relatives | Peter Kennard (father) |
Matthew "Matt" Kennard (born 1983 in London, England) is an English author and journalist. He is head of investigations at the investigative journalism website Declassified UK, which he co-founded with author and historian Mark Curtis.[1] Kennard has previously written for the New Statesman,[2] The Guardian,[3] the Financial Times,[4][5] openDemocracy[6] and The Intercept.[7] He has also appeared on Novara Media.[8]
In 2006, while a student journalist, Kennard accused then Leeds University lecturer Frank Ellis of racism[9] and was interviewed on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4.[10][11] During this period, Kennard wrote for Leeds Student.[12] He also broke the story in the UCLA student paper, the Daily Bruin, of attempts by Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz to suppress the publication of Norman Finkelstein's Beyond Chutzpah by the University of California Press.[13][14]
Kennard is the author of Irregular Army: How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror, published by Verso Books[15] and The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe, published by Zed Books.[16] He was previously a fellow, and then Director, at the Centre for Investigative Journalism.[17]