Tax filings from @TheIntercept's parent company (projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/org…) show that "Senior National Security Correspondent" James Risen was paid $305,950 in 2018.
By my count, Risen wrote 18 pieces, so that's over $16,000 per column. The bulk of it was Russiagate fan fiction.
By my count, Risen wrote 18 pieces, so that's over $16,000 per column. The bulk of it was Russiagate fan fiction.
Here are some examples of the Russiagate fan fiction columns that The Intercept paid James Risen $305,950 for. I believe this makes him one of the highest paid fan fiction writers in the US media:
Some more examples of the Russiagate fan fiction that James Risen produced in 2018, when the Intercept paid him $305,950:
You'd think that if you're a serious news outlet, which not only brands itself as "fearless & adversarial" but solicits donations of readers' money, you might show some accountability when the guy you paid $305,950 to cover Russiagate turns out to be completely wrong. Nope.
When Mueller probe ended w/ zero indictments for collusion, and the Mueller report documented zero collusion, Risen blamed Trump & other mysterious forces. Easier than saying: "I was laughably wrong."
