James Gordon Meek
American journalist
James Gordon Meek (born August 24, 1969) is an American former ABC News senior producer and senior counter-terrorism advisor to the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security. During his time as a journalist, Meek held prominent positions covering the justice system, military, and foreign intelligence desks.
In 2022, his home was raided by the FBI, in what was later revealed to be an investigation into child pornography. In 2023, Meek was arrested on charges of transportation and possession of child pornography. Later that year, he pleaded guilty to those charges and was sentenced to six years in prison.
Career
His father, John Martin Meek, had been a lobbyist and speechwriter for John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Bobby Kennedy.
Meek initially wrote political articles for the CD-ROM magazine Blender, leading to 1995 accreditation with the Periodical Press Galleries. Meek and his partner Mike Rosenberg formed the "irreverent" Gridlock webzine to apply for accreditation to the Senate Periodical Press Gallery but were denied as the webzine could not be the pair's primary source of income. In August 1996, both men were "shown the door" by Blender for a "poor attitude". Meek was the last person to interview William Colby, for a story on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, as the former CIA director was found dead days later.
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