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Daniel Boguslaw
Boguslaw in 2025
EducationReed College (BA)
OccupationInvestigative journalist
Years active2019–present

Daniel Boguslaw (born Daniel Boguslaw Kaufman) is an American investigative journalist whose work focuses on money in politics, corporate power, labor, and media accountability.[1] His reporting has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Intercept, The New Republic, The Nation, Jewish Currents, Jacobin, Dissent, The Baffler, and The American Prospect, among others.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Early life and education

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Boguslaw studied political science at Reed College. The college’s 2018 commencement program lists him under his full name, Daniel Boguslaw Kaufman, and records his thesis as "Communization, An Infantile Reorder: Prospects for Revolution in the Theory of Endnotes".[11][1]

Career

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Boguslaw’s early reporting included a 2019 piece for Jewish Currents on U.S. organizations’ responses to Turkey’s incursion into Kurdish-held areas of Syria,[6] as well as 2020 features for The Nation on labor activism and West Virginia politics.[12][13] He also wrote about judicial elections for The Baffler (2020)[9] and examined wildland firefighters’ working conditions for Dissent (2021).[8] A short author note for the Dissent essay describes Boguslaw as a former firefighter, and he has written that the experience informed his reporting on the sector.[8][14]

From 2020 to 2024, Boguslaw reported for The Intercept on political influence, national security, and newsroom practices. In September 2021, he published "Joe Manchin’s Dirty Empire" at The Intercept, an investigation produced in collaboration with Type Investigations; he later discussed the reporting on Democracy Now!.[15][16][17]

In 2024, his reporting examined internal editorial debates at major U.S. outlets, including The New York Times and CNN, over coverage of the Israel–Gaza war. Subsequent press accounts described internal leak inquiries and other reviews at those organizations.[18][19][20][21] Amid these developments, Boguslaw and reporter Ken Klippenstein publicly announced their departures from The Intercept in April–May 2024. Coverage by Semafor placed the exits in the context of leadership and funding disputes, and Klippenstein’s public statement described editorial disagreements and delayed stories, including one involving material obtained by Boguslaw.[22][23]

After leaving The Intercept, Boguslaw freelanced for Rolling Stone. In December 2024, Rolling Stone reported that the Pentagon had approved production assistance for projects by creators including MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson, and Guy Fieri.[24] In July 2025, Rolling Stone published his report that Jeffrey Epstein hired private investigators to intimidate FBI agents; the story appeared on the magazine’s international sites.[25]

Boguslaw has also contributed to other outlets. He covered state and party politics in Massachusetts for The New Republic,[26] co-authored a 2022 Jacobin investigation into potential conflicts linked to Gayle Manchin’s role at the Appalachian Regional Commission,[7] and wrote a 2025 article for The American Prospect on federal consumer-safety regulation.[27] He publishes the Substack newsletter Deeper State.[28]

Boguslaw has appeared in broadcast media to discuss his reporting, including Democracy Now! and the podcast TrueAnon. He was a guest on Episode 350, "The New York Crimes" (February 1, 2024), and Episode 467, "Cuomo & Epstein: Island Boys" (June 20, 2025).[29][30]

Writing and themes

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Editors and outlets have characterized Boguslaw’s beat as money in politics, corporate concentration, labor, and media accountability.[1]

Reception and impact

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Elements of his 2024 newsroom reporting were followed by coverage in other outlets. Vanity Fair reported on a leak inquiry at The New York Times that followed an Intercept story; the Wall Street Journal later noted the inquiry concluded without a conclusive finding. Reporting in The Guardian and Business Insider described related debates at CNN.[31][32][33][34]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Daniel Boguslaw — Former Researcher". Revolving Door Project. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  2. ^ "Daniel Boguslaw". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "Daniel Boguslaw (staff)". The Intercept. April 23, 2024. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "Daniel Boguslaw – Latest Articles". The New Republic. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "Daniel Boguslaw". The Nation. June 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Boguslaw, Daniel (November 4, 2019). "How Jewish Organizations Are Responding to the Kurdish Crisis". Jewish Currents. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Boguslaw, Daniel; Moore, David (March 23, 2022). "Joe Manchin's Wife, Gayle, Has Her Own Conflicts of Interest". Jacobin. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Boguslaw, Daniel (Spring 2021). "From the Ashes of the Old: A New Deal for Wildland Firefighters". Dissent. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  9. ^ a b Boguslaw, Daniel (August 13, 2020). "Seize the Gavel". The Baffler. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  10. ^ "Daniel Boguslaw". The American Prospect. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  11. ^ "Commencement Program 2018" (PDF). Reed College (PDF). May 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  12. ^ Boguslaw, Daniel (June 11, 2020). "Dockworkers to Shut Down West Coast Ports in Memory of George Floyd". The Nation. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  13. ^ Boguslaw, Daniel (October 14, 2020). "Paula Jean Swearengin Wants to Turn West Virginia Blue". The Nation. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  14. ^ Boguslaw, Dan (January 9, 2025). "A Conspiracy Of Fire". Deeper State (Substack). Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  15. ^ "Joe Manchin's Dirty Empire". The Intercept. September 3, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  16. ^ "Daniel Boguslaw". Type Investigations. September 3, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  17. ^ ""Dirty Empire": Sen. Joe Manchin Demands Dems Drop Climate Funding as He Makes Millions from Coal". Democracy Now!. October 21, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  18. ^ "New York Times Launches Leak Investigation Over Report on Its Israel–Gaza Coverage". Vanity Fair. February 29, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  19. ^ "New York Times Ends Probe Into Leak Over Gaza Coverage Without Conclusive Finding". The Wall Street Journal. April 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  20. ^ "CNN staff say network's pro-Israel slant amounts to "journalistic malpractice"". The Guardian. February 4, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  21. ^ "Veteran CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour confronted execs about Israeli influence in Gaza war coverage". Business Insider. March 3, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  22. ^ Tani, Max (June 2, 2024). "Money woes, staff issues strain the Intercept". Semafor. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  23. ^ Klippenstein, Ken (April 30, 2024). "Why I'm Resigning From The Intercept". KenKlippenstein.com. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  24. ^ Boguslaw, Daniel (December 31, 2024). "Pentagon Approved Funds for MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Fieri Last Year". Yahoo! News (Rolling Stone). Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  25. ^ "Jeffrey Epstein Hired Private Investigators to Intimidate FBI Agents: Officials". Rolling Stone (Australia). July 15, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  26. ^ Boguslaw, Daniel (February 18, 2021). "The Deep Rot of the Massachusetts Democratic Party". The New Republic. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  27. ^ Boguslaw, Daniel (June 6, 2025). "DOGE Wants to Make Your Baby's Crib Unsafe". The American Prospect. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  28. ^ "Deeper State — Archive". Substack. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  29. ^ "Episode 350: The New York Crimes". TrueAnon via Apple Podcasts. February 1, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  30. ^ "Episode 467: Cuomo & Epstein: Island Boys". TrueAnon via Apple Podcasts. June 20, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  31. ^ "New York Times Launches Leak Investigation Over Report on Its Israel–Gaza Coverage". Vanity Fair. February 29, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  32. ^ "New York Times Ends Probe Into Leak Over Gaza Coverage Without Conclusive Finding". The Wall Street Journal. April 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  33. ^ "CNN staff say network's pro-Israel slant amounts to "journalistic malpractice"". The Guardian. February 4, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  34. ^ "Veteran CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour confronted execs about Israeli influence in Gaza war coverage". Business Insider. March 3, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
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