Annie Jacobsen

Annie Jacobsen (born June 28, 1967) is an American investigative journalist, author, and a 2016 Pulitzer Prize finalist. She writes for and produces television programs, including ''Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan'' for Amazon Studios, and ''Clarice'' for CBS. She was a contributing editor to the ''Los Angeles Times Magazine'' from 2009 until 2012.

Jacobsen writes about war, weapons, security, and secrets. Jacobsen is best known as the author of the 2011 non-fiction book, ''Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base'', which ''The New York Times'' called "cauldron-stirring." She is an internationally acclaimed and sometimes controversial author who, according to one critic, writes sensational books by addressing popular conspiracies. Provided by Wikipedia