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Matthew Cole

Brooklyn

Summary

Successful author and investigative journalist with more than 20 years of experience in a variety of newsrooms.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Author

Simon & Schuster
New York
06.2024 - Current
  • I am under contract to write a book about Jared Kushner and the Middle East for One Signal, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.
  • The book does not have a publication date yet.

Investigative Reporter

The Intercept
New York
06.2015 - 05.2022
  • Published numerous long-form exclusives and scoops
  • Covered national security and foreign policy
  • Published pieces that got more than 1 million views and consistently led the staff in views per article.
  • Reported articles and conducted investigations from Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

Author

Bold Type Press
New York
02.2022 - 03.2022
  • Wrote a history and exposé about America's best-known military unit for an imprint of Hachette.
  • To date, it has sold more than 40,000 copies.

Investigative Producer

NBC News
New York
05.2013 - 06.2015
  • Reported and produced several international exclusives, which aired or werepublished on all NBC News platforms. These exclusives included:
  • Edward Snowden's first US television interview
  • A series of articles from the Snowden archive about classified NSA and British spying
  • Exclusive details of a SEAL Team 6 raid in Somalia
  • Conducted the internal NBC News investigation of Brian Williams

Investigative Producer

Abc News
New York
04.2009 - 02.2012
  • Produced and reported exclusive news that aired or was published on all ABC News platforms and online.
  • Nominated for two news Emmy awards
  • Helped the news division frame and report all terrorism coverage
  • Reported and produced network coverage of the Osama bin Laden raid from Pakistan

Reporter

Freeelance
New York
05.2002 - 04.2009
  • Reported and published stories and features in various national publications and magazines, including:
  • Congressional Quarterly, Wired, Details, GQ, New York, and ESPN Magazine

Contributing Writer

ESPN Magazine
New York
01.2007 - 01.2009
  • Elevated from a fact-check to a contributing writer
  • Wrote investigative features that were sports adjacent
  • Investigated steroids in Major League Baseball

Education

Master of Arts - Journalism

Columbia University
New York, NY
05-2002

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts

Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, NY
05-2000

High School Diploma -

Whitney Young
Chicago
06-1996

Skills

  • Delivering the goods

Timeline

Author

Simon & Schuster
06.2024 - Current

Author

Bold Type Press
02.2022 - 03.2022

Investigative Reporter

The Intercept
06.2015 - 05.2022

Investigative Producer

NBC News
05.2013 - 06.2015

Investigative Producer

Abc News
04.2009 - 02.2012

Contributing Writer

ESPN Magazine
01.2007 - 01.2009

Reporter

Freeelance
05.2002 - 04.2009

Master of Arts - Journalism

Columbia University

Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts

Sarah Lawrence College

High School Diploma -

Whitney Young

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