Scott Armstrong (journalist)

Scott Armstrong
Occupation(s)	Journalist, author, media consultant
Employer	The Washington Post (former)
Known for	Founder of National Security Archive; Staff member of Senate Watergate Committee
Notable work	The Brethren (1979)

Scott Armstrong is an American journalist, author, and media consultant. He is the current director of Information Trust, a former journalist for The Washington Post , and founder of the National Security Archive. He was a staff member of the Senate Watergate Committee. ^[1]

With Bob Woodward, he co-authored the 1979 book The Brethren , an inside account of the United States Supreme Court. ^[2] Before that he was research assistant with Woodward on the latter's co-authored 1976 endeavor The Final Days . ^[3]

Works

• Scott Armstrong and Bob Woodward, The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court, (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979).
• Scott Armstrong, Malcolm Byrne, and Tom Blanton, The Chronology: The Documented Day-by-Day account of the Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Contras, (New York: Warner Books, 1987).
• Scott Armstrong and Paul Grier, Strategic Defense Initiative: Splendid Defense or Pipe Dream?, (New York: Foreign Policy Association, 1986).

References

1. "Investigative Journalism Today: New Mexico's Scott Armstrong". Merion West. June 17, 2018.
2. Woodward, Bob; Armstrong, Scott (July 1, 2005). The Brethren. Simon & Schuster. ISBN   978-0-7432-7402-9 – via www.simonandschuster.com.
3. "Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. v. Nation Enterprises, 471 U.S. 539 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

External links

• Information Trust
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Testimony by Scott Armstrong Director, Information Trust to the United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment; March 22, 2007