Michael Weiss (journalist)
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Investigative journalist Michael Weiss, 2024 | |
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Townsend Harris High School |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College (BA) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, analyst, investigative reporter, author, podcaster |
| Employer(s) | The Insider Yahoo News New Lines Magazine Free Russia Foundation |
| Known for | Author, ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror Security analyst, CNN Senior editor, The Daily Beast Editor-in chief, interpreter (online magazine) |
| Website | michaelweissjournalist |
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Michael D. Weiss is an American journalist, author, and news commentator. He specializes in international affairs, in particular the Middle East and Russia. He is a contributing editor at New Lines magazine, a senior correspondent for Yahoo News, and editor of The Insider. He is a regular network guest on several CNN shows. 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, co-written with Hassan Hassan. He is a former investigative reporter at CNN, 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. He was a columnist for Foreign Policy magazine, The Daily Beast and NOW Lebanon.