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'''James Gordon Meek''' (born 1968) is an American journalist who formerly worked for ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-raid-on-abc-news-producer-james-gordon-meek-wasnt-tied-to-his-work|title=FBI Raid on ABC News Bigshot Producer Wasn’t Tied to His Work|first=Lachlan|last=Cartwright|date=October 24, 2022|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref> '''James Gordon Meek''' (born 1968) is an American journalist who formerly worked for ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-raid-on-abc-news-producer-james-gordon-meek-wasnt-tied-to-his-work|title=FBI Raid on ABC News Bigshot Producer Wasn't Tied to His Work|first=Lachlan|last=Cartwright|newspaper=The Daily Beast |date=October 24, 2022|via=www.thedailybeast.com}}</ref>


He was a writer and narrator for the 2021 Emmy-nominated documentary film '']''<ref>{{cite news |author1=BEATRICE VERHOEVEN |title=2022 News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/national-academy-of-tv-arts-sciences-announces-2022-news-documentary-emmy-nominees-1235188293/ |access-date=22 October 2022 |work=] |date=28 July 2022 |quote=Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary 3212 Un-Redacted ABC}}</ref> which detailed the ], an ambush of Green Berets in ] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/movies/3212-un-redacted-review.html|title=‘3212 Un-Redacted’ Review: Trying to Solve a Mission's Mysteries|first=Ben|last=Kenigsberg|date=November 11, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> He was a writer and narrator for the 2021 Emmy-nominated documentary film '']''<ref>{{cite news |author1=BEATRICE VERHOEVEN |title=2022 News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/national-academy-of-tv-arts-sciences-announces-2022-news-documentary-emmy-nominees-1235188293/ |access-date=22 October 2022 |work=] |date=28 July 2022 |quote=Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary 3212 Un-Redacted ABC}}</ref> which detailed the ], an ambush of Green Berets in ] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/movies/3212-un-redacted-review.html|title='3212 Un-Redacted' Review: Trying to Solve a Mission's Mysteries|first=Ben|last=Kenigsberg|work=The New York Times |date=November 11, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>


In 2006, reporting for the '']'', Meek was the first journalist to report on that year's ]-organized ]. From 2011, Meek was a senior counterterrorism advisor and investigator for the U.S. ], where he investigated, among other terrorist acts, the ].<ref name=ABC>{{cite news |author1=David Ford |title=ABC News Expands its Award-Winning Investigative Unit |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/abc-news-expands-its-award-winning-investigative-unit |access-date=22 October 2022 |work=] |date=29 April 2013 |quote= }}</ref><ref name=SS /> ] has stated that Meek spent five years investigating the ].<ref name=SS>{{cite web |title=Operation Pineapple Express |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Operation-Pineapple-Express/Scott-Mann/9781668003534 |publisher=] |access-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117101323/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Operation-Pineapple-Express/Scott-Mann/9781668003534 |archive-date=17 January 2022 |language=en |quote=James Gordon Meek is an award-winning investigative journalist for ABC News and a former Senior Counterterrorism Advisor and Investigator for the House Committee on Homeland Security conducted a five-year investigation into the fratricidal death in Iraq of Army Pfc. David H. Sharrett II}}</ref> In 2006, reporting for the '']'', Meek was the first journalist to report on that year's ]-organized ]. From 2011, Meek was a senior counterterrorism advisor and investigator for the U.S. ], where he investigated, among other terrorist acts, the ].<ref name=ABC>{{cite news |author1=David Ford |title=ABC News Expands its Award-Winning Investigative Unit |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/04/abc-news-expands-its-award-winning-investigative-unit |access-date=22 October 2022 |work=] |date=29 April 2013 |quote= }}</ref><ref name=SS /> ] has stated that Meek spent five years investigating the ].<ref name=SS>{{cite book |title=Operation Pineapple Express |date=August 30, 2022 |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Operation-Pineapple-Express/Scott-Mann/9781668003534 |publisher=] |isbn=9781668003534 |access-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117101323/https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Operation-Pineapple-Express/Scott-Mann/9781668003534 |archive-date=17 January 2022 |language=en |quote=James Gordon Meek is an award-winning investigative journalist for ABC News and a former Senior Counterterrorism Advisor and Investigator for the House Committee on Homeland Security conducted a five-year investigation into the fratricidal death in Iraq of Army Pfc. David H. Sharrett II}}</ref>


Meek resigned from his position as an investigative producer for ABC News on April 27, 2022, the same day the ] raided his home. As a result of the search, he was arrested on January 31, 2023, for "transportation of images of ]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-transporting-images-child-sexual-abuse|title=Man Arrested for Transporting Images of Child Sexual Abuse|date=February 1, 2023|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2023-02-01 |title=Former ABC News Producer Arrested On Charge Of Transporting Child Pornography |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/abc-news-producer-arrested-child-pornography-1235246591/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=]}}</ref> Meek resigned from his position as an investigative producer for ABC News on April 27, 2022, the same day the ] raided his home. As a result of the search, he was arrested on January 31, 2023, for "transportation of images of ]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-transporting-images-child-sexual-abuse|title=Man Arrested for Transporting Images of Child Sexual Abuse|date=February 1, 2023|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Ted |date=2023-02-01 |title=Former ABC News Producer Arrested On Charge Of Transporting Child Pornography |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/abc-news-producer-arrested-child-pornography-1235246591/ |access-date=2023-02-01 |website=]}}</ref>

Revision as of 23:50, 16 February 2023

This article is about American journalist. For other people named James Meek, see James Meek (disambiguation). American journalist

James Gordon Meek
Born1968 (age 56–57)
CitizenshipAmerican
OccupationJournalist

James Gordon Meek (born 1968) is an American journalist who formerly worked for ABC News.

He was a writer and narrator for the 2021 Emmy-nominated documentary film 3212 Un-redacted which detailed the Tongo Tongo ambush, an ambush of Green Berets in Niger in 2017.

In 2006, reporting for the Daily News, Meek was the first journalist to report on that year's Al Qaeda-organized Hudson River bomb plot. From 2011, Meek was a senior counterterrorism advisor and investigator for the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, where he investigated, among other terrorist acts, the Boston Marathon bombing. Simon & Schuster has stated that Meek spent five years investigating the death of Dave Sharrett II.

Meek resigned from his position as an investigative producer for ABC News on April 27, 2022, the same day the FBI raided his home. As a result of the search, he was arrested on January 31, 2023, for "transportation of images of child sexual abuse".

References

  1. Cartwright, Lachlan (October 24, 2022). "FBI Raid on ABC News Bigshot Producer Wasn't Tied to His Work". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.
  2. BEATRICE VERHOEVEN (July 28, 2022). "2022 News & Documentary Emmy Nominations Revealed". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 22, 2022. Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary 3212 Un-Redacted ABC
  3. Kenigsberg, Ben (November 11, 2021). "'3212 Un-Redacted' Review: Trying to Solve a Mission's Mysteries". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. David Ford (April 29, 2013). "ABC News Expands its Award-Winning Investigative Unit". ABC News. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Operation Pineapple Express. Simon & Schuster. August 30, 2022. ISBN 9781668003534. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2022. James Gordon Meek is an award-winning investigative journalist for ABC News and a former Senior Counterterrorism Advisor and Investigator for the House Committee on Homeland Security conducted a five-year investigation into the fratricidal death in Iraq of Army Pfc. David H. Sharrett II
  6. "Man Arrested for Transporting Images of Child Sexual Abuse". US Department of Justice. February 1, 2023.
  7. Johnson, Ted (February 1, 2023). "Former ABC News Producer Arrested On Charge Of Transporting Child Pornography". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

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