James Risen The Intercept, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, State War, Salary, and Net Worth

James Risen Bio | Wiki

James Risen is an American journalist and author. He currently serves as senior National Security Correspondent at The Intercept. Before The Intercept, James worked as a reporter at the New York Times. Previously he was a writer at the Los Angeles Times where he also wrote a number of articles concerning U.S. government activities.

James Risen Age

James was born in Bethesda, Maryland, in the United States of America on April 27, 1955. He is 67 years old.

James Risen Height

James is a man of tall stature. He stands at the height of 5 ft 8 in (Approx 1.77 m).

James Risen Family

He was born to his hardworking and caring parents in Bethesda, Maryland, the United States. James was born the youngest of his four siblings. He holds an American nationality and is from a working-class Catholic family. However, details regarding his parent’s and siblings’ names and whereabouts remain confidential.

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James Risen Wife

He is happily married to his beautiful wife Penny Blank. Penny works with a local Lutheran church with community outreach and social media. The duo first met at Medill School of Journalism as James had attended the school to pursue his master’s degree. Penny and James are parents to their three all-grown sons and they reside in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

James Risen Education

He attended Brown University after graduating with his high school diploma. James pursued his bachelor’s degree graduating in 1977and in 1978 he matriculated with his master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

James Risen State War

State war is a book that James authored and it was published in January 2006. The book contains important investigations into Central Intelligence Agency activities that were career out in 2000. Moreover, the operation was set to delay Iran’s alleged nuclear weapons program by feeding it flawed blueprints for key missing components.

Further, the book was first supposed to be published by The New York Times in 2003. The book contains 256 pages under the genres Suspense, Adventure Fiction, War Story, and Thriller. Additionally, the book is available at Barnes & Noble at $12.99 and Kindle Store at $12.99.

James Risen Books

He has published four books apart from his journalism career they include:

  • Wrath of angels in 1998 with ISBN 978-0-465-09273-4
  • State of War in 2006 with ISBN 978-0-7432-7066-3
  • Pay Any Price in 2014 with ISBN 978-0-5443-4141-8
  • The Main Enemy in 2003 with ISBN 978-0-345-47250-2

James Risen The Intercept

He currently serves as senior National Security Correspondent at The Intercept. Before The Intercept, James also worked as a reporter at the New York Times from 1998 to 2017. During his time at The New York Times, James along with his team were 1999 Pulitzer Prize Award finalists for international reporting on the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa.

Further, he receved the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his stories about the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program. Previously he was a writer at the Los Angeles Times where he also wrote a number of articles concerning U.S. government activities. \

James’s professional journalism career kicked off as a reporter at the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette where he worked and learned reporting skills. In addition, he has also worked at the Miami Herald, and the Detroit Free Press before landing his role at the Los Angeles Times.

Some of James’s colleagues at the Intercept include:

Jeremy Scahill – Host

Betsy Reed – Editor-in-chief

James Risen Salary

He receives decent pay serving as senior National Security Correspondent at The Intercept. James’s salary is $83,800 annually.

James Risen Net Worth

He has worked as an author and journalist for over two decades now and also through his hard work, he has attained a decent fortune. James’s estimated net worth is $2.5 Million.

How Tall Is James Risen

James is a man of tall stature and is 5 ft 8 in.

Who Is James Risen

James is an American journalist and author. He currently serves as senior National Security Correspondent at The Intercept. Before The Intercept, James worked as a reporter at the New York Times.