Talk:Noah Shachtman

Neutrality

This article reads as having a non-neutral tone, mostly listing Shachtman's accomplishments without any other substance, other points of view, or even leaving out necessary information that may be unflattering. This is most apparent in the coverage of James Gordon Meek, which he has recently come under fire for. A significant contributor to this article, User:Brooklynzoo2021, has only ever edited Shachtman's page over two years, aside from 1 other edit to the Rolling Stone article. Kafoxe (talk) 20:31, 21 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I came to the talk page to make the same comment that it appears Brooklynzoo2021 might be a little too closely related to, if not directly, Noah Shachtman and edits like this are concerning. I suspect a thorough cleansing of the article is needed to remove the flattery and puff pieces, and to re-instate some of the deleted "negative" commentary. Virginia Courtsesan (talk) 01:22, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Update to Career section

Hi, I'm working to clean up this article as directed by the tag. I am suggesting a redraft of the Career section, which adds relevance and supports a NPOV. In addition to adding subheadings, I have updated some of the sources, removed some promotional language, and reorganized certain material so that it appears chronologically. For clarity, I highlighted new information that I added to the article. I hope you will consider updating the career section as follows:

Career
Early career

Shachtman served as a staffer on the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign. He played bass in a number of ska and reggae bands, playing in venues such as CBGB and 9:30 Club. He started working in journalism as a way to make money in between gigs.[1][2]

In 2003, Shachtman founded Defensetech.org. The site was acquired by Military.com the following year.[3]

Wired

In 2006, he became a contributing editor at Wired. He co-founded its national security blog, the Danger Room which won the 2007 Online Journalism Award for Beat Reportingand the 2012 National Magazine Award for reporting in digital media.[4][5]


He joined The Brookings Institution as a non-resident fellow in its Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence in 2013.[6]

The Daily Beast

Shachtman left Wired to join Foreign Policy in 2013. He joined The Daily Beast as its new executive editor in 2014.[7] Noted journalism school and research organization, the Poynter Institute, would later say Shachtman helped turned the Daily Beast into "a journalistic scoop factory."[8] When John Avlon left The Daily Beast in May 2018, Shachtman was promoted to editor-in-chief.[9] The Hollywood Reporter named Shachtman one of the 35 most powerful people in New York media in 2019.[10]

Rolling Stone

Shachtman was named editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone in July 2021.[11]

In October 2022, Rolling Stone broke the news that the FBI had raided the home of ABC News producer James Gordon Meek, but left out the detail that the raid was carried out because of child pornography, instead suggesting that "Meek appears to be on the wrong side of the national-security apparatus" and that the raid had been instigated by the government because of Meek's reporting on national security issues. It was later revealed that the article was originally to include the child pornography details, but Shachtman, who personally knows the accused Meek and is considered friendly with him, had personally intervened to remove the charges and rewrote the article to give it a different spin.[12]

In February 2024, Shachtman announced he would be stepping down as Rolling Stone's editor-in-chief.[13] During his tenure, the magazine won a National Magazine Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.[14][15]

Over the course of his career, Shachtman has contributed to publications including The New York Times Magazine,[16] The Wall Street Journal,[17] and The Washington Post.[18] He has made guest appearances on CNN,[19] NPR,[20] MSNBC,[21] and Frontline.[22]

He has reported from overseas locations including Afghanistan,[17] Israel[23], Iraq,[24] and Russia.[25]

References

  1. ^ Tracy, Marc (July 15, 2021). "'Faster, Harder, Louder': Rolling Stone Hires Daily Beast Editor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  2. ^ Klein, Charlotte (September 30, 2022). ""It's Gotta Grow to Stay Alive": Inside Noah Shachtman's Raucous Reinvention of Rolling Stone". Vanity Fair.
  3. ^ Barnako, Frank. "Defense blog acquired by Military.com". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ Ross, L.A. (January 17, 2014). "Daily Beast Hires Executive Editor; Promotes John Avlon to Editor-In-Chief (Updated)". Yahoo Entertainment.
  5. ^ "Noah Shachtman". Vanity Fair.
  6. ^ "Brookings Launches the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence (21CSI)". Brookings. March 12, 2013.
  7. ^ Somaiya, Ravi (2014-01-16). "After Tina Brown's Exit, Daily Beast Brings In Editing Help". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  8. ^ "From the Coney Island Sideshow to a journalistic 'scoop factory'". Poynter. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  9. ^ Wemple, Eric (May 24, 2018). "Opinion | Big changes at the Daily Beast: EIC John Avlon to CNN; Noah Shachtman to replace him". The Washington Post.
  10. ^ Guthrie, Alison Brower and Marisa, ed. (2019-04-11). "The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  11. ^ Kelly, Keith J. (2021-07-15). "Rolling Stone names top Daily Beast staffer as new editor in chief". New York Post. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  12. ^ Folkenflick, David (2023-03-21). "The FBI raided a notable journalist's home. Rolling Stone didn't tell readers why". NPR National Public Radio. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  13. ^ Darcy, Oliver (2024-02-09). "Rolling Stone's editor-in-chief exits magazine after brief run over differences with top boss". CNN Business. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  14. ^ Darcy, Oliver (February 9, 2024). "Rolling Stone's editor-in-chief exits magazine after brief run over differences with top boss". CNN.
  15. ^ Mullin, Benjamin (February 9, 2024). "Rolling Stone's Top Editor Steps Down". New York Times.
  16. ^ "Noah Shachtman". New York Times.
  17. ^ a b Shachtman, Noah (July 28, 2010). "What I saw at Moba Kahn". Wall Street Journal.
  18. ^ Shachtman, Noah (July 22, 2011). "A crime wave in cyberspace". Washington Post.
  19. ^ Shachtman on the 'merging' of Trump and Fox - CNN Video, 25 November 2018, retrieved 2021-07-05
  20. ^ "U.S. Military Searches For A Device To Stop IEDs". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  21. ^ "Ahead on the 1/7 Maddow show IEDs". MS.now.
  22. ^ "Interviews - Noah Shachtman | Digital Nation | FRONTLINE". www.pbs.org. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  23. ^ Schachtman, Noah (January 22, 2009). "How Israeli Drone Pilots Made Their Life-and-Death Choices Over Gaza". Wired.
  24. ^ Schachtman, Noah (August 24, 2007). "Noah Shachtman Writes From Iraq". Wired.
  25. ^ Schachtman, Noah (July 23, 2012). "Russia's Top Cyber Sleuth Foils US Spies, Helps Kremlin Pals". Brookings.

Thanks, RetroCrown (talk) 18:45, 20 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, could you please elaborate on your declared conflict of interest? If all is good then these changes should be made soon. Awhellnawr123214 (talk) 00:28, 22 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Sure Awhellnawr123214. I am a family friend of Noah Shachtman. I am interested in improving the article. Would you be willing to make the changes I proposed? Thanks, RetroCrown (talk) 21:56, 26 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much for your concern, the changes have now been made. Also it's pretty cool that you know this dude. Awhellnawr123214 (talk) 03:45, 30 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Additional information

Thanks for your assistance with the Career section, Awhellnawr123214.

I have a few more suggestions to bring the article further up to date:

  • The addition of this sentence to the career section: Shachtman continues to work as a contributing writer for Rolling Stone.
  • The addition of a Personal life section which says: Shachtman lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children.[1][2]
  • The addition of a Selected works section, with the following articles:
New York Times - Dead Athletes. Empty Stands. Why Are We Paying Billions to Keep This Sport Alive?
Intelligencer - Inside the Crisis at the Anti-Defamation League
Rolling Stone - Trump’s White House Was ‘Awash in Speed’ — and Xanax
Wired - The Secret History of Iraq’s Invisible War
Wired - They Cracked This 250-Year-Old Code, and Found a Secret Society Inside

References

  1. ^ Tracy, Marc (July 15, 2021). "'Faster, Harder, Louder': Rolling Stone Hires Daily Beast Editor". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  2. ^ "Noah Shachtman". Vanity Fair.

I appreciate your help, RetroCrown (talk) 20:38, 4 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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