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'''Ken Silverstein''' is an American journalist who, in September 2010, left his position as Washington editor and blogger at ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'', but remained a contributing editor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://harpers.org/blog/2010/09/signing-out/ |title=Signing Out |publisher=Harper's |accessdate=2015-02-15}}</ref> He resides in Washington D.C. and is currently CEO and Editor-in-Chief of [https://twitter.com/dcbabylon1 ''Washington Babylon''].<ref>''[https://twitter.com/dcbabylon1 "Washington Babylon"]''</ref>
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'''Ken Silverstein''' is an American journalist who, in September 2010, left his position as Washington editor and blogger at ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'', but remained a contributing editor.<ref>http://harpers.org/blog/2010/09/signing-out/</ref> He resides in Washington D.C. and is currently CEO and Editor-in-Chief of [https://twitter.com/dcbabylon1 ''Washington Babylon''].<ref>''[https://twitter.com/dcbabylon1 "Washington Babylon"]''</ref>
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
Silverstein worked for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as an investigative reporter, for The [[Associated Press]] in [[Brazil]], and has written for ''Mother Jones'' magazine, ''Washington Monthly'', ''[[The Nation]]'', ''Slate'' magazine, and ''Salon''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://harpers.org/subjects/KenSilverstein|title=Ken Silverstein|publisher=Harper's|accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref>
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Silverstein worked for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' as an investigative reporter, for the ''[[Associated Press]]'' in [[Brazil]], and has written for ''Mother Jones'' magazine, ''Washington Monthly'', ''[[The Nation]]'', ''Slate'' magazine, and ''Salon''.<ref>http://harpers.org/subjects/KenSilverstein</ref>
  
 
He is a self-described "vole" in the newspaper business, and an opponent of what he considers "false 'balance'" in the news media. In 1993, Silverstein started ''[[CounterPunch]]'', a political newsletter, which he left three years later.  
 
He is a self-described "vole" in the newspaper business, and an opponent of what he considers "false 'balance'" in the news media. In 1993, Silverstein started ''[[CounterPunch]]'', a political newsletter, which he left three years later.  
  
Silverstein previously wrote a regular column for ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'', called "Washington Babylon". His last column was in September 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harpers.org/blog/2010/09/signing-out/|title=Signing Out|last=Silverstein|first=Ken|date=29 September 2010|website=Harper's|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref>
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Silverstein previously wrote a regular column for ''[[Harper's Magazine]]'', called "Washington Babylon". His last column was in September 2010.<ref>https://harpers.org/blog/2010/09/signing-out/</ref>
  
He drew attention in 2007 for a report in which he went undercover as part of an investment group with business interests in [[Turkmenistan]], raising questions about journalistic ethics. Silverstein said that he could not have exposed the willingness of the companies to work with a [[Stalinist]] dictatorship using conventional journalism methods.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06222007/profile2.html|title=Ken Silverstein|publisher=PBS|accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://i1.democracynow.org/2007/6/28/in_new_expose_ken_silverstein_of|title=In New Expose, Ken Silverstein Goes Undercover to Find Out What US Lobbyists Do For Dictators|publisher=Democracy Now|accessdate=2009-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-silverstein30jun30,0,1939913.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail|title=Undercover, under fire|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2009-06-16|first=Ken|last=Silverstein|date=2007-06-30}}</ref>
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He drew attention in 2007 for a report in which he went undercover as part of an investment group with business interests in [[Turkmenistan]], raising questions about journalistic ethics. Silverstein said that he could not have exposed the willingness of the companies to work with a [[Stalinist]] dictatorship using conventional journalism methods.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/06222007/profile2.html</ref><ref>http://i1.democracynow.org/2007/6/28/in_new_expose_ken_silverstein_of</ref><ref>http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-silverstein30jun30,0,1939913.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail</ref>
  
In December 2013, Silverstein was hired as senior investigative reporter by ''[[First Look Media]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hirsh |first=Michael |url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/ken-silverstein-the-intercept-115586.html |title=Where Journalism Goes to Die |website=Politico.com |date=2015-02-27 |accessdate=2015-12-07}}</ref> In November 2014, Silverstein began writing for First Look's ''[[The Intercept]]''. There, Silverstein sparked some controversy for an article critical of the popular NPR podcast, ''Serial''.<ref>{{cite web|author=Anna Silman |url=http://www.salon.com/2015/01/11/the_intercept_is_trolling_sarah_koenig/ |title=The Intercept is trolling Sarah Koenig: Why the site took such a weirdly antagonistic approach to "Serial" |website=Salon.com |date=2015-01-11 |accessdate=2015-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/serial-responds-kevin-urick-intercept-761944 |title='Serial' Responds to Kevin Urick And 'The Intercept' |publisher=Hollywood Reporter |date=2015-01-08 |accessdate=2015-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/serial-producers-fire-back-prosecutor-claims-article-1.2070786 |title=‘Serial’ fires back at prosecutor’s claims |publisher=New York Daily News |date=2015-01-08 |accessdate=2015-12-07}}</ref>
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In December 2013, Silverstein was hired as senior investigative reporter by ''[[First Look Media]]''.<ref>http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/ken-silverstein-the-intercept-115586.html </ref> In November 2014, Silverstein began writing for First Look's ''[[The Intercept]]''. There, Silverstein sparked some controversy for an article critical of the popular NPR podcast, ''Serial''.<ref>http://www.salon.com/2015/01/11/the_intercept_is_trolling_sarah_koenig/</ref><ref>http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/serial-responds-kevin-urick-intercept-761944 </ref><ref>http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/serial-producers-fire-back-prosecutor-claims-article-1.2070786</ref>
  
 
In February 2015, Silverstein announced his resignation from ''The Intercept'' in a series of [[Facebook]] posts calling his former employers a "pathetic joke." Expressing anger and disillusionment towards the company, Silverstein stated:
 
In February 2015, Silverstein announced his resignation from ''The Intercept'' in a series of [[Facebook]] posts calling his former employers a "pathetic joke." Expressing anger and disillusionment towards the company, Silverstein stated:
:"I am one of many employees who was hired under what were essentially false pretences; we were told we would be given all the financial and other support we needed to do independent, important journalism, but instead found ourselves blocked at every step of the way by management's incompetence and bad faith."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/reporter-burns-every-bridge-while-announcing-hes-leaving-first-look/ |title=Reporter Burns Every Bridge While Announcing He’s Leaving First Look |website=Mediaite.com |date=2015-02-23 |accessdate=2015-12-07}}</ref>
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:"I am one of many employees who was hired under what were essentially false pretences; we were told we would be given all the financial and other support we needed to do independent, important journalism, but instead found ourselves blocked at every step of the way by management's incompetence and bad faith."<ref>http://www.mediaite.com/online/reporter-burns-every-bridge-while-announcing-hes-leaving-first-look/ </ref>
  
Silverstein launched the website ''Washington Babylon'' in 2016, for which he is editor-in-chief.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dcbabylon1|title=Washington Babylon (@DCBabylon1) {{!}} Twitter|website=twitter.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-01}}</ref> The site is named after his previous column at Harper's and the 1996 book he co-wrote with journalist [[Alexander Cockburn]]. Silverstein said his goal for ''Washington Babylon'' is "to cover DC politicians and journalists like Hollywood celebrities — not the way they are worshipped by our current media masters."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://washingtonbabylon.com/about/|title=About|last=|first=|date=|website=Washington Babylon|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref>
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Silverstein launched the website ''Washington Babylon'' in 2016, for which he is editor-in-chief.<ref>https://twitter.com/dcbabylon1</ref> The site is named after his previous column at Harper's and the 1996 book he co-wrote with journalist [[Alexander Cockburn]]. Silverstein said his goal for ''Washington Babylon'' is "to cover DC politicians and journalists like Hollywood celebrities — not the way they are worshipped by our current media masters."<ref>http://washingtonbabylon.com/about/</ref>
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
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*{{cite journal|last=Silverstein|first=Ken|date=January 2010|title=Shopping for sweat|journal=Harper's|volume=320|issue=1916|page=44|url=http://harpers.org/archive/2010/01/shopping-for-sweat|accessdate=July 14, 2013}}
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*[http://harpers.org/archive/2010/01/shopping-for-sweat Silverstein, Ken (January 2010). "Shopping for sweat". Harper's. 320 (1916): 44. Retrieved July 14, 2013.]
*{{cite journal|last=Silverstein|first=Ken|date=February 27, 2015|title=Where Journalism Goes to Die: Glenn Greenwald, Pierre Omidyar, Adnan Syed and my battles with First Look Media|journal=Politico|url=http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/ken-silverstein-the-intercept-115586.html|accessdate=February 27, 2015}}
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*[http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/02/ken-silverstein-the-intercept-115586.html Silverstein, Ken (February 27, 2015).]
  
 
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Ken Silverstein is an American journalist who, in September 2010, left his position as Washington editor and blogger at Harper's Magazine, but remained a contributing editor.[1] He resides in Washington D.C. and is currently CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Washington Babylon.[2]

Biography

Silverstein worked for the Los Angeles Times as an investigative reporter, for the Associated Press in Brazil, and has written for Mother Jones magazine, Washington Monthly, The Nation, Slate magazine, and Salon.[3]

He is a self-described "vole" in the newspaper business, and an opponent of what he considers "false 'balance'" in the news media. In 1993, Silverstein started CounterPunch, a political newsletter, which he left three years later.

Silverstein previously wrote a regular column for Harper's Magazine, called "Washington Babylon". His last column was in September 2010.[4]

He drew attention in 2007 for a report in which he went undercover as part of an investment group with business interests in Turkmenistan, raising questions about journalistic ethics. Silverstein said that he could not have exposed the willingness of the companies to work with a Stalinist dictatorship using conventional journalism methods.[5][6][7]

In December 2013, Silverstein was hired as senior investigative reporter by First Look Media.[8] In November 2014, Silverstein began writing for First Look's The Intercept. There, Silverstein sparked some controversy for an article critical of the popular NPR podcast, Serial.[9][10][11]

In February 2015, Silverstein announced his resignation from The Intercept in a series of Facebook posts calling his former employers a "pathetic joke." Expressing anger and disillusionment towards the company, Silverstein stated:

"I am one of many employees who was hired under what were essentially false pretences; we were told we would be given all the financial and other support we needed to do independent, important journalism, but instead found ourselves blocked at every step of the way by management's incompetence and bad faith."[12]

Silverstein launched the website Washington Babylon in 2016, for which he is editor-in-chief.[13] The site is named after his previous column at Harper's and the 1996 book he co-wrote with journalist Alexander Cockburn. Silverstein said his goal for Washington Babylon is "to cover DC politicians and journalists like Hollywood celebrities — not the way they are worshipped by our current media masters."[14]

Bibliography

Books

  • Washington Babylon, Verso Books, 1996 (co-authored with Alexander Cockburn)
  • Private Warriors, Verso Books, 2000
  • Washington on $10 Million A Day: How Lobbyists Plunder the Nation, Common Courage Press, 2002
  • The Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor, Random House, 2004
  • Turkmeniscam: How Washington Lobbyists Fought to Flack for a Stalinist Dictatorship, Random House, 2008
  • The Secret World of Oil, Verso, 2014

Articles

References

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