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Jake Hanrahan

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Covers:  crime, extremism, fascism, uprisings, corruption, poverty, terrorism, conflict
Independent journalist. Anti-censorship. 🫆Popular Front / Away Days

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Jake Hanrahan’s Biography

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Journalist and filmmaker focused on irregular warfare.

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Jake Hanrahan’s Journalist Portfolio

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PKK Youth Fight For Autonomy

PKK Youth Fight For Autonomy

On January 6, a 14-year-old Kurdish boy named Ümit Kurt was shot dead by Turkish special forces in the Syrian…

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What It's Really Like to Be One of the Silk Road's Biggest Drug Lords

What It's Really Like to Be One of the Silk Road's Biggest Drug Lords

My secret meeting with a Silk Road drugs boss, who showed and explained to me the intricacies of his deep web…

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PKK Youth Riot for Kobane

PKK Youth Riot for Kobane

As the battle between Kurds and Islamic State militants rages on in the Syrian border town of Kobane, Kurds i…

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Everybody Hates the New Black Panther Party

Everybody Hates the New Black Panther Party

Covering how the hateful and racist "New Black Panther Party" have appropriated the name of Huey Newton's tru…

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Laos Is Still Under Attack From Its Secret War

Laos Is Still Under Attack From Its Secret War

Since the Laotian secret war ended some 40 years ago, millions of unexploded bombs have remained buried acros…

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Skating in a War Torn Tunisia

Skating in a War Torn Tunisia

As the dust of Tunisia's jasmine revolution settled, a group of nomadic skateboarders turned a corrupt politi…

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He Was an FBI Informant-and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

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By Ali Winston, Jake Hanrahan Verified
| Tech News Tube
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He Was an FBI Informant-and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists

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By Ali Winston, Jake Hanrahan Verified
| WIRED Magazine Verified
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a long and checkered history of letting confidential informants run wild. Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger famously used his protected status to knock off New England underworld rivals. COINTELPRO-era provocateur Gary Thomas Rowe Jr. was involved in multiple civil rights atrocities. To catch criminals and extremists, you have to play dirty. Joshua Caleb Sutter firmly fits into this framework.
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‎‘Civil War’ review by Jake Hanrahan • Letterboxd

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By Jake Hanrahan Verified
| Letterboxd
I think actively avoiding the sorts of war reporters portrayed in Civil War is what’s kept me alive and sane whilst reporting from the frontlines for 10 years. There are a lot of them really that reckless and pompous. This bit they got right. The film wasn’t as bad as I expected, but it bad. The lack of attention to detail was astonishing… did they literally have no war reporters on the advisory staff for this? It’s also badly shot, horribly graded, and the edit is rubbish.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Just started out freelancing to be honest; trying my luck by pitching stories I'd looked into.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Never for any other purpose than the novelty of using a typewriter in the 21st century.

How is social media changing news?

It's great in terms of getting on-the-ground breaking news much quicker, downside is though that a lot of unreliable sources filter through.
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