Shane Harris
Shane Harris is an American journalist and author. He is a senior national security writer at the "Washington Post". He specializes in coverage of America's intelligence agencies. He is author of the books "" and "@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex", about the impact of cyberspace as the American military's "fifth-domain" of war. Harris is currently an ASU Future of War Fellow at New America Foundation. He is also a co-host of the Rational Security podcast. Career. Shane Harris joined the "Washington Post" on December 22, 2017, after having joined the "Wall Street  Journal" in May 2017. Prior to working for the "Wall Street Journal", Harris was the Senior Intelligence and National Security Correspondent for the "Daily Beast" in 2014 and as a subsequent contributor, a senior writer for "Foreign Policy" magazine, a senior contributor for "The Washingtonian", and a staff correspondent at "National Journal" from 2005-2010. Political views. Harris is known to be a strong opponent of the worldwide mass surveillance activities of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). In an interview with "TIME" magazine, Harris said that "We've crossed into this era where surveillance and surveillance capabilities in the  government are just a reality", and expressed doubt that the United States Congress will limit the practice of mass surveillance in the United States. Journalism honours. In 2010, Harris received the 24th annual Gerald R. Ford Prize for "Distinguished Reporting on National Defense". In 2019, Harris and others at the "Washington Post" were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for their coverage of the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Books. Harris is the author of "", which won the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2011. "The Economist  described the book as a vivid, well-reported and intellectually sophisticated account of the surveillance state", and named it as one of several "Books of the Year" (2010). He is also the author of "@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex", which "Lawfare" described as, superb, noting that, "Few books on a subject as technical as network security can be fairly described as riveting, but Harris has managed to pull off a rare feat: a story that is simultaneously rigorous, comprehensive, and a joy to read".