Shane Harris
Staff Writer at The Atlantic
Shane Harris is a Staff Writer at The Atlantic covering national security and intelligence. He has written about intelligence, security, and foreign policy for more than two decades, including as a Staff Writer for The Washington Post, where he was part of the team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. In 2023, he co-reported the documentary “The Discord Leaks” with PBS Frontline, which was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding investigative news coverage. He is the author of two books, The Watchers: The Rise of America’s Surveillance State and @War: The Rise of the Military-Intern Complex.
Updated: April 23, 2025