Emma Best (journalist)

For the British politician, see Emma Best (politician).
Emma Best
Best in 2022
OccupationInvestigative reporter
OrganizationMuckRock
Notable workDistributed Denial of Secrets
WebsiteOfficial website

Emma Best is an American investigative reporter and whistleblower. They gained national attention for their work with WikiLeaks and activist Julian Assange. Best files Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests on behalf of MuckRock and co-founded the whistleblower site Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets).

During the first Trump administration, Best reported on the FBI files of President Donald Trump, his associate Roger Stone, and a company owned by then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Best has been referred to as a former hacker and a "journalist and transparency advocate with a specialty in counterintelligence and national security".

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