Annie Jacobsen

Annie Jacobsen is a contributing editor for the Los Angeles Times Magazine and writes a weekly column called “Backstory” which can be read at latimes.com. Her work has also appeared in the National Review and The Dallas Morning News. An internationally recognized investigative reporter, articles about Annie Jacobsen have appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy Magazine, London Telegraph and Shanghai Daily. She has made guest appearances on more than 600 radio shows speaking to such diverse audiences as “National Public Radio” and “The Savage Nation” about national security and intelligence matters. TV appearances include ABC, MSNBC, FOX News and CNN. Jacobsen graduated from St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire, in 1985, and Princeton University, in 1989, where she wrote with Joyce Carol Oates and Paul Auster, studied Greek, and served as captain of the Princeton Women’s Ice Hockey Team. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Kevin and their two sons.

The Astrologer Who Helped Foil Hitler

Star Crossed

In the run-up to WWII, British intelligence unleashed an astrologer on an unsuspecting American public to sway public opinion on the war. He was a persuasive fake.

Annie Jacobsen | Published Apr 09, 2017

What Nazis Taught the CIA

Trippy

<p>At a secret black site in the years after the end of WWII, CIA and US intelligence operatives tested LSD and other interrogation techniques on captured Soviet spies—all with the help of former Nazi doctors. An excerpt from Annie Jacobsen’s <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Operation-Paperclip-Intelligence-Program-Scientists/dp/031622104X/" target="_blank">Operation Paperclip</a></i>, published this week.</p>

Annie Jacobsen | Published Feb 11, 2014

America's Secret Nuclear Test Revealed in Area 51

In her explosive new book, Area 51, investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen reveals top government secrets about what really happened at the site and how she first heard about it. She also reveals for the first time secret nuclear tests that the government has kept hidden for decades.

Annie Jacobsen | Published May 12, 2011

The Truth About Area 51 Revealed in Area 51

In her explosive new book, Area 51, investigative journalist Annie Jacobsen reveals top government secrets about what really happened at the site and nuclear accidents. She explains how she uncovered the real story.

Annie Jacobsen | Published May 12, 2011