Jeremy Scahill
Biography
Jeremy Scahill is an American investigative journalist and author who started out as an unpaid intern at the Pacifica Radio news program Democracy Now!, learned the technical side of radio there, and rose to senior producer and correspondent. He reported from Iraq, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen, and his work twice earned the George Polk Award, along with an Izzy Award. His first book, Blackwater, about the military contracting firm, took the George Polk Book Award. Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield, his second book, became the basis for the documentary Dirty Wars (2013), which he wrote, produced and narrated; the film screened at Sundance and drew a 2014 Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. He is a founding editor of The Intercept and in 2024 helped start Drop Site News.
51years old
Turns 52 on October 18in 5 days
- Born Chicago
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 3 years2013 to 2016
Every film, newest first
- 2016All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. StoneIMDb rating 7.3
- 2014CitizenfourIMDb rating 8.0
- 2013Dirty WarsIMDb rating 7.4
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Awards
Five awards and honors from 1998 to 2014.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | I. F. Stone Hall of Fame | Won | |
| 2014 | Thomas Merton Award | Won | |
| 2010 | Izzy Award | Won | |
| 2007 | George Polk Award | Won | |
| 1998 | George Polk Award | Won | |
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