Michael Weiss (journalist)

Michael Weiss
Investigative journalist Michael Weiss, 2024
Born
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationTownsend Harris High School
Alma materDartmouth College (BA)
Occupation(s)Journalist, analyst, investigative reporter, author, podcaster
Employer(s)The Insider
Yahoo News
New Lines Magazine
Free Russia Foundation
Known forAuthor, ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror
Security analyst, CNN
Senior editor, The Daily Beast
Editor-in chief, interpreter (online magazine)
Websitemichaelweissjournalist.com

Michael D. Weiss is an American journalist, author, and media commentator. He specializes in international affairs, in particular the Middle East and Russia.[1][2] He is a contributing editor at New Lines magazine,[3] a senior correspondent for Yahoo News,[4] and editor of The Insider.[5] He is a regular network guest on several CNN shows.[2] He is also director of special investigations at the Free Russia Foundation.

Weiss rose to prominence in 2015 with the publication of the New York Times bestseller ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror,[6][7] co-written with Hassan Hassan. He is a former investigative reporter at CNN,[1] and has also written for numerous other publications including The Daily Telegraph, Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Slate, The Weekly Standard, and The New Republic, among others.[8] He was a columnist for Foreign Policy magazine, The Daily Beast and NOW Lebanon.[9]

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  3. ^ "Michael Weiss - New Lines Magazine". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Michael Weiss, Sr. Correspondent". Yahoo News. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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  7. ^ "Michael Weiss: 'Beware the unintended consequence'". CNN. November 20, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
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