347:
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 pretenses; we were told we would be given all the financial and other support we needed to do
351:
Silverstein launched the website
Washington Babylon in 2016, for which he is editor-in-chief. The site is named after his previous column at Harper's and the 1996 book he co-wrote with journalist
355:. Silverstein said his goal for Washington Babylon is "to cover DC politicians and journalists like Hollywood celebrities – not the way they are worshiped by our current media masters."
924:
576:
939:
853:
I have never encountered any hostility toward me as a Jew, though I have occasionally encountered some serious misperceptions about Jewish people.
348:
independent, important journalism, but instead found ourselves blocked at every step of the way by management's incompetence and bad faith."
914:
739:
607:
934:
919:
765:
842:
275:
He drew attention in 2007 for a report in which he went undercover as part of an investment group with business interests in
662:
447:
20:
713:
887:
689:"The Intercept is trolling Sarah Koenig: Why the site took such a weirdly antagonistic approach to "Serial""
231:
184:
136:
66:
909:
688:
514:"Hitting Back CounterPunch Editors Ken Silverstein and Alexander Cockburn Assail the Right—and the Center"
847:
584:
518:
497:
255:
180:
54:
929:
305:
292:
225:
167:
19:
This article is about the Harper's
Magazine editor and contributor. For the business journalist, see
280:
223:
as editors. From 1993 to 2003, he worked as a freelance writer as well as a contributing editor of
330:. There, Silverstein sparked some controversy for an article critical of the popular NPR podcast,
283:. Silverstein said that he could not have exposed the willingness of the companies to work with a
389:
352:
261:
216:
143:
577:"In New Expose, Ken Silverstein Goes Undercover to Find Out What US Lobbyists Do For Dictators"
513:
299:
He is a self-described "vole" in the newspaper business, and an opponent of what he considers "
268:
220:
123:
550:
463:
331:
321:
249:
194:
154:
128:
212:
161:
492:
892:
198:
903:
580:
364:
326:
300:
290:
In
September 2010, Silverstein left his position as Washington editor and blogger at
313:. His last column was in September 2010. Silverstein was also Washington editor for
418:
Turkmeniscam: How
Washington Lobbyists Fought to Flack for a Stalinist Dictatorship
411:
408:
The
Radioactive Boy Scout: The True Story of a Boy and His Backyard Nuclear Reactor
276:
207:
87:
536:(London and New York: Verso, 2000), p. 151; Alexander Cockburn, Ken Silverstein,
636:
385:
873:
237:
189:
149:
451:
320:
In
December 2013, Silverstein was hired as senior investigative reporter by
284:
243:
266:
In 2003, he accepted a position as the
Washington bureau reporter for the
344:
303:" in the news media. Silverstein previously wrote a regular column for
878:
205:. In 1993, he returned to the United States and founded the newsletter
874:
Washington
Babylon, Ken Silverstein's former blog at Harper's Magazine
816:
766:"Reporter Burns Every Bridge While Announcing He's Leaving First Look"
882:
202:
132:
402:
Washington on $ 10 Million A Day: How
Lobbyists Plunder the Nation
791:
868:
843:"Hezbollah Might Just Be Our Best Bet for Middle East Stability"
107:
888:
Ken
Silverstein: Arizona is Laboratory for Radical GOP Policies
324:. In November 2014, Silverstein began writing for First Look's
554:
339:
In February 2015, Silverstein announced his resignation from
187:. From 1987 to 1989, he worked as an editorial assistant at
193:. From 1989 to 1993, he worked as a correspondent for the
714:"'Serial' Responds to Kevin Urick And 'The Intercept'"
287:
dictatorship using conventional journalism methods.
630:
628:
102:
94:
81:
73:
62:
37:
30:
534:Five Days that Shook the World: Seattle and Beyond
869:Washington Babylon, Ken Silverstein's website
121:is an American journalist who worked for the
8:
792:"Washington Babylon (@DCBabylon1) | Twitter"
740:"'Serial' fires back at prosecutor's claims"
487:
485:
483:
481:
479:
477:
475:
473:
179:Silverstein was born on August 12, 1958, in
540:(London and New York: Verso, 1996), p. 302.
27:
442:
440:
183:. In 1982, he graduated with a B.A. from
635:Silverstein, Ken (September 29, 2010).
532:Alexander Cockburn, Jeffrey St. Clair,
436:
215:In 1996, he left Counterpunch leaving
127:as an investigative reporter, for The
363:Silverstein has 2 children. He is of
7:
661:Hirsh, Michael (February 27, 2015).
296:and remained a contributing editor.
925:American investigative journalists
896:, democracynow.org; July 15, 2010.
841:Silverstein, Ken (June 10, 2015).
606:Silverstein, Ken (June 30, 2007).
14:
687:Silman, Anna (January 11, 2015).
512:Gray, Lisa (October 21, 1994).
235:, and contributing writer for
940:Evergreen State College alumni
663:"Where Journalism Goes to Die"
1:
404:, Common Courage Press, 2002
21:Ken Silverstein (columnist)
956:
935:Journalists from St. Louis
450:. Harper's. Archived from
279:, raising questions about
18:
920:American magazine editors
388:, 1996 (co-authored with
915:Harper's Magazine people
608:"Undercover, under fire"
424:The Secret World of Oil
229:, Washington editor of
185:Evergreen State College
67:Evergreen State College
718:The Hollywood Reporter
135:, and has written for
848:The New York Observer
519:Washington City Paper
498:The Los Angeles Times
493:"Kenneth Silverstein"
256:The American Prospect
181:Saint Louis, Missouri
55:Saint Louis, Missouri
501:. February 20, 2004.
420:, Random House, 2008
772:. February 23, 2015
744:New York Daily News
454:on October 20, 2012
398:, Verso Books, 2000
281:journalistic ethics
16:American journalist
890:- video report by
821:Washington Babylon
538:Washington Babylon
390:Alexander Cockburn
382:Washington Babylon
353:Alexander Cockburn
311:Washington Babylon
262:Washington Monthly
217:Alexander Cockburn
144:Washington Monthly
746:. January 8, 2015
720:. January 8, 2015
612:Los Angeles Times
551:"Ken Silverstein"
448:"Ken Silverstein"
306:Harper's Magazine
293:Harper's Magazine
269:Los Angeles Times
226:Harper's Magazine
221:Jeffrey St. Clair
168:Harper's Magazine
124:Los Angeles Times
116:
115:
108:washingtonbabylon
947:
856:
855:
838:
832:
831:
829:
827:
813:
807:
806:
804:
802:
788:
782:
781:
779:
777:
762:
756:
755:
753:
751:
736:
730:
729:
727:
725:
710:
704:
703:
701:
699:
684:
678:
677:
675:
673:
658:
652:
651:
649:
647:
632:
623:
622:
620:
618:
603:
597:
596:
594:
592:
587:on June 10, 2009
583:. Archived from
573:
567:
566:
564:
562:
547:
541:
530:
524:
523:
509:
503:
502:
489:
468:
467:
464:Internet Archive
461:
459:
444:
396:Private Warriors
322:First Look Media
195:Associated Press
129:Associated Press
112:
109:
51:
47:
45:
28:
955:
954:
950:
949:
948:
946:
945:
944:
900:
899:
865:
860:
859:
840:
839:
835:
825:
823:
815:
814:
810:
800:
798:
790:
789:
785:
775:
773:
764:
763:
759:
749:
747:
738:
737:
733:
723:
721:
712:
711:
707:
697:
695:
686:
685:
681:
671:
669:
660:
659:
655:
645:
643:
634:
633:
626:
616:
614:
605:
604:
600:
590:
588:
575:
574:
570:
560:
558:
557:. June 22, 2007
549:
548:
544:
531:
527:
511:
510:
506:
491:
490:
471:
457:
455:
446:
445:
438:
433:
378:
373:
361:
343:in a series of
301:false 'balance'
213:Washington D.C.
211:in his home in
177:
119:Ken Silverstein
106:
58:
52:
49:
48:August 12, 1958
43:
41:
33:
32:Ken Silverstein
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
953:
951:
943:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
902:
901:
898:
897:
893:Democracy Now!
885:
876:
871:
864:
863:External links
861:
858:
857:
833:
808:
783:
757:
731:
705:
679:
653:
624:
598:
568:
542:
525:
504:
469:
435:
434:
432:
429:
428:
427:
421:
415:
405:
399:
393:
377:
374:
372:
369:
360:
357:
199:Rio de Janeiro
176:
173:
114:
113:
104:
100:
99:
96:
92:
91:
83:
82:Known for
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
64:
60:
59:
53:
39:
35:
34:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
952:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
910:Living people
908:
907:
905:
895:
894:
889:
886:
884:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
866:
862:
854:
850:
849:
844:
837:
834:
822:
818:
812:
809:
797:
793:
787:
784:
771:
767:
761:
758:
745:
741:
735:
732:
719:
715:
709:
706:
694:
690:
683:
680:
668:
664:
657:
654:
642:
638:
637:"Signing Out"
631:
629:
625:
613:
609:
602:
599:
586:
582:
581:Democracy Now
578:
572:
569:
556:
552:
546:
543:
539:
535:
529:
526:
521:
520:
515:
508:
505:
500:
499:
494:
488:
486:
484:
482:
480:
478:
476:
474:
470:
465:
453:
449:
443:
441:
437:
430:
426:, Verso, 2014
425:
422:
419:
416:
413:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
387:
383:
380:
379:
375:
370:
368:
366:
359:Personal life
358:
356:
354:
349:
346:
342:
341:The Intercept
337:
335:
334:
329:
328:
327:The Intercept
323:
318:
316:
312:
308:
307:
302:
297:
295:
294:
288:
286:
282:
278:
273:
272:
270:
265:
263:
258:
257:
252:
251:
246:
245:
240:
239:
234:
233:
228:
227:
222:
218:
214:
210:
209:
204:
200:
196:
192:
191:
186:
182:
174:
172:
170:
169:
164:
163:
158:
157:
152:
151:
146:
145:
140:
139:
134:
130:
126:
125:
120:
111:
105:
101:
97:
93:
90:
89:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
65:
61:
56:
50:(age 66)
40:
36:
29:
26:
22:
891:
852:
846:
836:
824:. Retrieved
820:
811:
799:. Retrieved
795:
786:
774:. Retrieved
770:Mediaite.com
769:
760:
748:. Retrieved
743:
734:
722:. Retrieved
717:
708:
696:. Retrieved
692:
682:
670:. Retrieved
667:Politico.com
666:
656:
644:. Retrieved
640:
615:. Retrieved
611:
601:
589:. Retrieved
585:the original
571:
559:. Retrieved
545:
537:
533:
528:
517:
507:
496:
462:– via
456:. Retrieved
452:the original
423:
417:
412:Random House
407:
401:
395:
381:
371:Bibliography
362:
350:
340:
338:
332:
325:
319:
314:
310:
304:
298:
291:
289:
277:Turkmenistan
274:
267:
260:
254:
248:
242:
236:
232:Mother Jones
230:
224:
208:CounterPunch
206:
188:
178:
166:
160:
155:
148:
142:
138:Mother Jones
137:
122:
118:
117:
88:CounterPunch
86:
25:
930:1958 births
879:Appearances
796:twitter.com
776:December 7,
750:December 7,
724:December 7,
698:December 7,
672:December 7,
386:Verso Books
85:Founder of
904:Categories
431:References
238:The Nation
190:The Nation
150:The Nation
77:Journalist
74:Occupation
44:1958-08-12
693:Salon.com
367:descent.
309:, called
285:Stalinist
244:Salon.com
175:Biography
63:Education
641:Harper's
617:June 16,
591:June 16,
561:June 16,
458:June 16,
345:Facebook
315:Harper's
95:Children
817:"About"
103:Website
883:C-SPAN
826:May 1,
801:May 1,
646:May 1,
414:, 2004
365:Jewish
333:Serial
203:Brazil
159:, and
133:Brazil
376:Books
250:Slate
162:Salon
156:Slate
828:2017
803:2017
778:2015
752:2015
726:2015
700:2015
674:2015
648:2017
619:2009
593:2009
563:2009
460:2009
259:and
219:and
165:and
110:.com
69:(BA)
57:, US
38:Born
881:on
555:PBS
197:in
131:in
906::
851:.
845:.
819:.
794:.
768:.
742:.
716:.
691:.
665:.
639:.
627:^
610:.
579:.
553:.
516:.
495:.
472:^
439:^
410:,
384:,
336:.
317:.
253:,
247:,
241:,
201:,
171:.
153:,
147:,
141:,
46:)
830:.
805:.
780:.
754:.
728:.
702:.
676:.
650:.
621:.
595:.
565:.
522:.
466:.
392:)
271:.
264:.
98:2
42:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.