Tim Weiner — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for articles on black budget spending at the Pentagon and the CIA.
Recipient of the National Book Award in Nonfiction (2007) for 'Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA'.
Author of five books and co-author of a sixth, including 'Enemies: A History of the FBI' (2012) and 'The Folly and the Glory' (2020).
Served as a Washington correspondent for The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1982 to 1992.
Worked for The New York Times from 1993 to 2009 as a foreign correspondent in Mexico, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Sudan, and as a national security correspondent in Washington, DC.
Graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in history (1978) and from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (1979).

Biography

Tim Weiner is an American reporter and author, recognized for his extensive work in investigative journalism and his acclaimed books on U.S. national security and intelligence. He was awarded the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his articles on black budget spending at the Pentagon and the CIA, which later formed the basis for his book 'Blank Check: The Pentagon's Black Budget'.