Emma Best (journalist)
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Emma Best is an American investigative reporter and whistleblower. They gained national attention for their work with WikiLeaks and activist Julian Assange. Best is known for prolific filing of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests on behalf of MuckRock and co-founding the whistleblower site Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets).[1][2]
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Occupation | Investigative reporter |
Notable work | Distributed Denial of Secrets |
During the Trump administration, Best was also known for reporting on the FBI files of President Donald Trump, his associate Roger Stone, and a company owned by then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.[3][4][5][6]
Best has been called "a former hacker" and a "journalist and transparency advocate with a specialty in counterintelligence and national security".[7]