Sources, Ackerman explained that a reporter should only grant anonymity following a discussion with the source regarding the reasons for anonymity. The Daily Beast Ackerman joined The Daily Beast as a senior national security correspondent in May 2017, reuniting with his former editor from Wired, Noah Shachtman. Forever Wars In 2021, Ackerman stepped down at The Daily Beast and launched Forever Wars, a Substack newsletter focused on international politics through a socialist lens, critiquing American militarism and exceptionalism. Reign of Terror Ackerman's book Reign of Terror, a history and critique of the War on Terror was published in August 2021. It was named a best nonfiction book of 2021 by The New York Times, The Washington Post and Foreign Policy. Podcasts In 2019, Ackerman co-hosted, with Laura Hudson, the "Citadel Dropouts," a Wired podcast about the final season of Game of Thrones. Awards The Guardian 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service (with Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Laura Poitras, James Ball, Julian Borger, Dan Roberts, Dominic Rushe, and Paul Lewis) 2014 Investigative Reporters and Editors Medal (with Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Laura Poitras, James Ball, Julian Borger, and Dominic Rushe) 2013 Scripps Howard Foundation Roy W. Howard Award for Public Service Reporting (with Glenn Greenwald, Ewen MacAskill, Laura Poitras, and James Ball) Wired 2012 National Magazine Award for Digital Media The Daily Targum 2002 Columbia Scholastic Press Association Certificate of Merit for News Writing Works References External links Ackerman's Substack Ackerman's page at Penguin Random House Spencer Ackerman at The Daily Beast Spencer Ackerman at The Guardian Spencer Ackerman at Wired Spencer Ackerman at the Washingtonian Spencer Ackerman at the Washington Monthly Spencer Ackerman at The American Prospect Spencer Ackerman at The New Republic Spencer Ackerman on C-SPAN Spencer Ackerman on Democracy Now! Spencer Ackerman on Bloggingheads.tv Spencer Ackerman on KCRW 1980 births Living people 21st-century American male writers American male bloggers American bloggers Jewish American journalists Journalists from New York City American foreign policy writers American male non-fiction writers American investigative journalists American war correspondents War correspondents of the Iraq War War correspondents of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) The New Republic people Wired (magazine) people Rutgers University alumni The Guardian journalists 21st-century American non-fiction writers