Michael Isikoff

Michael Isikoff
Isikoff at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2019
Born (1952-06-16) June 16, 1952 (age 72)[1]
Syosset, New York, U.S.
EducationWashington University (BA)
Northwestern University (MA)
OccupationInvestigative journalist
Spouse(s)Lisa Stein (divorced)[2]
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(m. 2007)​
Children2

Michael Isikoff (born June 16, 1952) is an American investigative journalist who used to be the Chief Investigative Correspondent at Yahoo! News. He is the co-author with David Corn of the book titled Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump, published on March 13, 2018.[3]

From July 2010 to April 2014, Isikoff was the national investigative correspondent for NBC News.[4] He resigned from NBC, citing the network's move in a direction that left him with "fewer opportunities" for his work.[5] He had previously worked for Newsweek, which he joined as an investigative correspondent in June 1994, and wrote extensively on the U.S. government's War on Terror, the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse, campaign finance and congressional ethics abuses, presidential politics and other national issues.

Isikoff had been prepared to break the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal, but several hours before going to print, the article was killed by top Newsweek executives. As a result, the story broke first on Matt Drudge's Drudge Report the following morning. Isikoff's book on the subject, Uncovering Clinton: A Reporter's Story, was named Best Non-Fiction Book of 1999 by the Book of the Month Club.

  1. ^ "Friday's Birthdays". POLITICO. 12 May 2017.
  2. ^ Colford, Paul D. (May 12, 1999). "Michael Isikoff & Friends / The reporter gets honored these days for revealing the story of Bill and Monica. / But that doesn't stop the guys from hometown Syosset from ribbing him". Newsday.[dead link]
  3. ^ Russian Roulette. 10 October 2017. ISBN 9781478993032.
  4. ^ Stelter, Brian (June 7, 2010). "NBC News Hires Newsweek's Michael Isikoff". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Gold, Hadas (14 April 2014). "Michael Isikoff leaves NBC News". POLITICO.