• Source: Ken Dilanian

      • Ken Dilanian is an American journalist of Armenian descent. As of 2024, he is based in Washington, D.C., serving as the justice and intelligence correspondent for NBC News.


      Early life and education


      Dilanian was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. He is a 1991 graduate of Williams College, where he majored in political science. Dilanian played football at Williams and is credited with a major role in helping the Ephmen achieve their first unbeaten and untied season in a century.


      Career


      Dilanian's first position after graduating from Williams was at The Philadelphia Inquirer According to Dilanian, his first published article at the Inquirer was a story on a pet funeral. He then worked for several local newspapers in Texas before returning to the Inquirer.
      Dilanian joined USA Today in 2007, where he worked three years covering foreign policy and Congress.
      He was a reporter in the Los Angeles Times’ Washington, D.C., bureau from April 2010 until May 2014. As a Rome-based foreign correspondent, he made frequent trips to Iraq. It was later revealed that he had "a collaborative relationship with the CIA" in which he shared articles with the CIA while he was working on them for the Times.
      After leaving the Los Angeles Times, Dilanian worked briefly as lead national security reporter for the Associated Press before joining NBC News in 2015 as justice and intelligence correspondent, a role he continues to hold as of 2024.


      = Recognition

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      Dilanian is the recipient of the 2007 Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism for a series he co-authored on Philadelphia's child welfare system.


      Personal life


      Dilanian is married and has two children.


      References




      External links


      Appearances on C-SPAN

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