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Scahill is an independent journalist, author and filmmaker. He is co-founder of the investigative news organization Drop Site News (subscribe!). He is also the co-founder of the investigative news organization, The Intercept. Scahill is author of the international best-selling books Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army and Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield. His film, Dirty Wars, won widespread acclaim and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2013 for Best Documentary Feature. Scahill has won some of the top prizes in journalism, including two George Polk Awards, and has reported from war and conflict zones around the world, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia and the former Yugoslavia. 

His work has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, The Nation, and The Guardian. He is a longtime contributor to the radio and TV program Democracy Now!, where he got his start in journalism in the 1990s. Scahill's books have been translated into many languages and he frequently appears on international radio and TV programs. He is the creator of the podcast Intercepted.

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