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'''Mark Leibovich''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|iː|b|ə|v|ɪ|tʃ}} {{Respell|LEE|bə|vitch}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RWev-FPJ2A&app=desktop|title=Introduction to Mark Leibovich|website=[[YouTube]] |accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref> born May 9, 1965) is an American journalist and author. He is a staff writer at ''[[The Atlantic]]'', and previously spent 16 years at ''[[The New York Times]]'', including a decade as the chief national correspondent for ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', based in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sites.prh.com/markleibovich | title=Mark Leibovich }}</ref> He is known for his profiles of political, sports, and entertainment figures.
'''Mark Leibovich''' (born May 9, 1965) is an American journalist and author. He is the chief national correspondent for ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'', based in [[Washington, D.C.]] He is known for his profiles on political and media figures. He also writes the ''Times'' magazine's "Your Fellow Americans" column about politics, media, and public life.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leibovich|first1=Mark|title=Rick Perry’s ‘Groundhog Day’|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/magazine/rick-perrys-groundhog-day.html|accessdate=July 11, 2014|work=The New York Times|date=June 17, 2014}}</ref>

In addition to his magazine and newspaper career, Leibovich has also written five books, including three ''New York Times'' bestsellers, and two number 1 ''Times'' bestsellers about the culture of Washington, D.C.: ''This Town'' and ''Thank You for Your Servitude''.


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Leibovich was born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]]. Leibovich's father is from [[Argentina]]. He is Jewish.<ref>{{cite news |last=Guttman |first=Nathan |url=http://forward.com/news/182008/mark-leibovich-channels-jewish-outsider-status-for/ |title=Mark Leibovich Channels Jewish Outsider Status for Beltway Bestseller 'This Town' |work=[[Jewish Daily Forward]] |date=August 9, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref>
Born in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] to a father who was from Argentina and a Brooklyn-born mother, Leibovich grew up in a [[Judaism|Jewish]] home he describes as not religious.<ref>{{cite news |last=Guttman |first=Nathan |url=http://forward.com/news/182008/mark-leibovich-channels-jewish-outsider-status-for/ |title=Mark Leibovich Channels Jewish Outsider Status for Beltway Bestseller 'This Town' |work=[[Jewish Daily Forward]] |date=August 9, 2013 |accessdate=October 24, 2016}}</ref>


Leibovich graduated from [[Newton South High School]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lewis And Clark University|title=Mark Leibovich: Chief National Correspondent, The New York Times Magazine|url=http://college.lclark.edu/student_life/activities/mark_leibovich.php|publisher=Lewis and Clark|accessdate=June 28, 2013}}</ref> In 1987, he graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] with a degree in English.<ref name=LMU-Loyolan-QA-2012>{{cite news|last1=Raffety|first1=Dan|title=11 Burning Questions with a New York Times Magazine writer|url=http://www.laloyolan.com/news/burning-questions-with-a-new-york-times-magazine-writer/article_8308a866-2188-11e2-9fb6-001a4bcf6878.html|work=Los Angeles Loyolan|publisher=[[Loyola Marymount University]]|date=29 October 2012|language=en}}</ref>
Leibovich attended [[Newton South High School]], from which he graduated in 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Leibovich: Chief National Correspondent, The New York Times Magazine|url=http://college.lclark.edu/student_life/activities/mark_leibovich.php|publisher=Lewis and Clark University|accessdate=June 28, 2013}}</ref> He went on to attend the [[University of Michigan]], graduating with a [[bachelor's degree]] in [[English studies|English]] in 1987.<ref name=LMU-Loyolan-QA-2012>{{cite news|last1=Raffety|first1=Dan|title=11 Burning Questions with a New York Times Magazine writer|url=http://www.laloyolan.com/news/burning-questions-with-a-new-york-times-magazine-writer/article_8308a866-2188-11e2-9fb6-001a4bcf6878.html|work=Los Angeles Loyolan|date=29 October 2012}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Leibovich was previously a national political correspondent in the ''[[New York Times]]''{{'}} Washington Bureau.<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Shea|first=Chris|title=Mark Leibovich Joins New York Times Magazine|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/mark-leibovich-joins-new-york-times-magazine_b62570|accessdate=June 28, 2013|newspaper=Fishbowl NY|date=June 19, 2012}}</ref> He came to the Times in 2006 from the ''[[Washington Post]]'', where he spent nine years, first covering the national technology sector for the ''Post''{{'}}s business section, then serving as the lead political writer for the paper's style section. Leibovich previously worked at ''[[The San Jose Mercury News]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jaffe|first=Harry|title=Times DC Bureau Raids Washington Post; Leibovich Leaves, Two Others Staying|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/times-dc-bureau-raids-washington-post-leibovich-leaves-two-others-staying/|accessdate=June 28, 2013|newspaper=The Washingtonian|date=March 14, 2006}}</ref>
Leibovich got his start as a journalist writing for Boston's alternative weekly ''[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]],'' where he worked for four years. After that, he moved to California and worked as a general assignment reporter at ''[[The San Jose Mercury News]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jaffe|first=Harry|title=Times DC Bureau Raids Washington Post; Leibovich Leaves, Two Others Staying|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/times-dc-bureau-raids-washington-post-leibovich-leaves-two-others-staying/|accessdate=June 28, 2013|newspaper=The Washingtonian|date=March 14, 2006}}</ref>

In 1997, Leibovich moved to Washington, D.C., to work at ''[[The Washington Post]],'' where he spent nine years, first covering the national technology sector for the ''Post''{{'}}s business section, then as a national political writer for the paper's Style section.

In 2006, Leibovich was hired by ''[[The New York Times]]'', where he was a national political correspondent in the ''Times''' Washington Bureau.<ref>{{cite news|last=O'Shea|first=Chris|title=Mark Leibovich Joins New York Times Magazine|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/mark-leibovich-joins-new-york-times-magazine_b62570|accessdate=June 28, 2013|newspaper=Fishbowl NY|date=June 19, 2012}}</ref> He then became Chief National Correspondent at ''[[The New York Times Magazine]]'' in 2012.

In 2022, Leibovich joined [[The Atlantic]] as a staff writer.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theatlantic.com/author/mark-leibovich/ | title=Mark Leibovich | website=[[The Atlantic]] }}</ref>


=== Broadcasting ===
=== Broadcasting ===
Leibovich is a political analyst for NBC and MSNBC, and appears regularly on ''Morning Joe'', ''Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace'' and ''Meet the Press''. Previously, Leibovich was a political contributor to CBS News. He has also appeared on numerous late-night shows, including CBS's ''Late Night with Stephen Colbert'', Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'' with Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah and HBO's ''Real Time with Bill Maher'' and ''On the Record with Bob Costas'', and Showtime's ''The Circus''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/meet-press-july-10-2022-n1296939 | title=NBC's Meet the Press | website=[[NBC]] }}</ref>
Leibovich appears frequently as a guest on [[MSNBC]]’s ''[[Morning Joe]]'', [[NPR]]’s ''[[On the Media]]'', and other public affairs programs.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Penguin|title=Mark Leibovich’s This Town Promoted on D.C. "Bus King" in Advance of the White House Correspondents Dinner|url=http://www.penguin.com/newsroom/mark-leibovichs-town-promoted-d-c-bus-king-advance-white-house-correspondents-dinner/|website=Penguin.com|publisher=Penguin|accessdate=July 15, 2014}}</ref>


=== Writing ===
=== Writing ===
In addition to his political writing, Leibovich also written:
In addition to his political writing, Leibovich has also written:
* ''The New Imperialists'', a collection of profiles of [[technology]] pioneers, published January 2002, by [[Prentice Hall Press]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Leibovich|first=Mark|title=The New Imperialists|year=2002|publisher=Prentice Hall Press|location=New Jersey|isbn=978-0735203174|language=English |edition=first}}</ref>
* ''The New Imperialists'', a collection of profiles of [[technology]] pioneers, published January 2002, by [[Prentice Hall Press]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Leibovich|first=Mark|title=The New Imperialists|year=2002|publisher=Prentice Hall Press|location=New Jersey|isbn=978-0735203174|language=English|edition=first|url=https://archive.org/details/newimperialists00mark}}</ref>
* ''This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral'' – Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking – in America's Gilded Capital
* ''Citizens of the Green Room'', an anthology of Leibovich’s profiles in the ''New York Times'' and ''Washington Post'', published November 2014 by [[Blue Rider Press]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Leibovich|first1=Mark|title=Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion|date=November 11, 2014|publisher=Blue Rider Press|location=New York|isbn=0399171924}}</ref>
* ''Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times'', a behind-the-scenes look at the owners, and commissioner, of the [[National Football League]], published September 2018, by [[Penguin Books]].<ref name="BigGameNFL">{{cite book |last1=Liebovich |first1=Mark |title=Big game : the NFL in dangerous times |date=4 September 2018 |publisher=Penguin Press |location=New York City |isbn=978-0399185427 |edition=first |language=English}}</ref>
* ''Citizens of the Green Room'', an anthology of Leibovich's profiles in the ''New York Times'' and ''Washington Post'', published November 2014 by [[Blue Rider Press]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Leibovich|first1=Mark|title=Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion|date=November 11, 2014|publisher=Blue Rider Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0399171925|url=https://archive.org/details/citizensofgreenr0000leib}}</ref>
* ''[[Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times]]'', a behind-the-scenes look at the owners and commissioner of the [[National Football League]], published September 2018, by [[Penguin Books]].<ref name="BigGameNFL">{{cite book |last1=Liebovich |first1=Mark |title=[[Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times]] |date=4 September 2018 |publisher=Penguin Press |location=New York City |isbn=978-0399185427 |edition=first |language=English}}</ref>
* ''Thank You for your Servitude: Donald Trump’s Washington and the Price of Submission'' published July 2022


==''This Town''==
==== ''This Town'' ====
Leiboich is the author of ''This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leibovich|first=Mark|title=This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital|year=2013|publisher=Blue Rider Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0399161308}}</ref> The book debuted at #1 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list in July 2013,<ref>{{cite news|last=Halperin|first=Alex|title=Mark Leibovich: "Washington is not a psychologically savvy city"|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/07/27/mark_leibovich_this_is_not_a_psychologically_savvy_city/|accessdate=October 7, 2013|newspaper=Salon|date=July 27, 2013}}</ref> and remained on the Times best-seller list for 12 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Sellers September 15, 2013|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-09-15/overview.html|publisher=The New York Times|accessdate=October 7, 2013}}</ref> Leibovich discussed "This Town" on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart,<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Prachi|title=Must-see morning clip: Mark Leibovich talks D.C. culture on "The Daily Show"|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/07/30/must_see_morning_clip_mark_leibovich_talks_d_c_culture_on_the_daily_show/|accessdate=October 7, 2013|newspaper=Salon|date=July 30, 2013}}</ref> ABC’s [[This Week with George Stephanopoulos|“This Week” with George Stephanopoulos]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Bell|first=Benjamin|title='This Week' Web Extra: Mark Leibovich|url=http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/week-web-extra-mark-leibovich-19662415|accessdate=October 7, 2013|newspaper=ABC News|date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> [[Charlie Rose]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Charlie|title=Mark Leibovich on his book "This Town" and later Joshua Sapan, President & CEO of AMC Networks.|url=http://charlierose.com/watch/60242194|accessdate=October 8, 2013|newspaper=Charlie Rose|date=July 16, 2013|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725052922/http://www.charlierose.com/watch/60242194|archivedate=July 25, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Moyers and Company|PBS’s Moyers and Company]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Moyers|first=Bill|title=Mark Leibovich on Glitz and Greed in Washington|url=http://billmoyers.com/segment/mark-leibovich-on-glitz-and-greed-in-washington/|accessdate=October 8, 2013|newspaper=Moyers & Company|date=August 23, 2013}}</ref> and [[NPR Weekend Edition|NPR’s “Weekend Edition"]].<ref>{{cite news|last=NPR Staff|title='This Town' Takes Aim At The Washington Establishment|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/07/14/201090847/this-town-takes-aim-at-the-washington-establishment|accessdate=8 October 2013|newspaper=National Public Radio|date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> He also appeared as a contestant on [[NPR]]’s “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me”.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sagal|first=Peter|title=Not My Job: Writer Mark Leibovich Gets Quizzed On Louis XIV|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/09/14/222141107/not-my-job-writer-mark-leibovich-gets-quizzed-on-louis-xiv|accessdate=October 8, 2013|newspaper=National Public Radio|date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> In a February 2014 edition of [[Jeopardy!]]! This Town was the answer to a clue in a category titled “2013 Bestsellers”.<ref>{{cite web|last1=J! Archive|title=Show #6782 - Tuesday, February 25, 2014|url=http://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=4434|website=J! Archive|accessdate=July 11, 2014}}</ref>
Leibovich is the author of ''This Town: Two Parties and a FuneralPlus, Plenty of Valet Parking!in America's Gilded Capital''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Leibovich|first=Mark|title=This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital|year=2013|publisher=Blue Rider Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0399161308|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780399161308}}</ref> The book debuted at No. 1 on the ''New York Times'' nonfiction bestseller list in July 2013,<ref>{{cite news|last=Halperin|first=Alex|title=Mark Leibovich: "Washington is not a psychologically savvy city"|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/07/27/mark_leibovich_this_is_not_a_psychologically_savvy_city/|accessdate=October 7, 2013|newspaper=Salon|date=July 27, 2013}}</ref> and remained on the list for 12 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Sellers September 15, 2013|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-09-15/overview.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=October 7, 2013}}</ref> Leibovich discussed ''This Town'' on ''The Daily Show'' with Jon Stewart,<ref>{{cite news|last=Gupta|first=Prachi|title=Must-see morning clip: Mark Leibovich talks D.C. culture on "The Daily Show"|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/07/30/must_see_morning_clip_mark_leibovich_talks_d_c_culture_on_the_daily_show/|accessdate=October 7, 2013|newspaper=Salon|date=July 30, 2013}}</ref> ABC's ''[[This Week with George Stephanopoulos]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Bell|first=Benjamin|title='This Week' Web Extra: Mark Leibovich|url=https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/week-web-extra-mark-leibovich-19662415|accessdate=October 7, 2013|newspaper=ABC News|date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> ''[[Charlie Rose]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last=Rose|first=Charlie|title=Mark Leibovich on his book "This Town" and later Joshua Sapan, President & CEO of AMC Networks.|url=http://charlierose.com/watch/60242194|accessdate=October 8, 2013|newspaper=Charlie Rose|date=July 16, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725052922/http://www.charlierose.com/watch/60242194|archivedate=July 25, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Moyers and Company|PBS's ''Moyers and Company'']]<ref>{{cite news|last=Moyers|first=Bill|title=Mark Leibovich on Glitz and Greed in Washington|url=http://billmoyers.com/segment/mark-leibovich-on-glitz-and-greed-in-washington/|accessdate=October 8, 2013|newspaper=Moyers & Company|date=August 23, 2013}}</ref> and [[NPR]]'s ''[[Weekend Edition]]''.<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Not stated-->|title='This Town' Takes Aim At The Washington Establishment|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/07/14/201090847/this-town-takes-aim-at-the-washington-establishment|accessdate=8 October 2013|newspaper=National Public Radio|date=July 14, 2013}}</ref> He also appeared as a contestant on NPR's ''Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me.''<ref>{{cite news|last=Sagal|first=Peter|title=Not My Job: Writer Mark Leibovich Gets Quizzed On Louis XIV|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/09/14/222141107/not-my-job-writer-mark-leibovich-gets-quizzed-on-louis-xiv|accessdate=October 8, 2013|newspaper=National Public Radio|date=September 13, 2013}}</ref> In a February 2014 edition of ''[[Jeopardy!]],'' ''This Town'' was the answer to a clue in the category “2013 Bestsellers.<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Show #6782 - Tuesday, February 25, 2014|url=http://j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=4434|website=J! Archive|accessdate=July 11, 2014}}</ref>


In advance of its July 2013 release, [[Politico]] published an article describing ''This Town'' as a "chronicle" of the "incestuous ecology of insider [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]." Leibovich, according to the story, is nicknamed "Leibo," and the book's original sub-title was "The Way it Works in Suck Up City."<ref>{{cite news|last=Allen, Mike &|first=Vandehei, Jim|title='This Town': A Washington takedown|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/mark-leibovich-book-this-town-90660.html#ixzz2W8aaDI8S|accessdate=June 28, 2013|newspaper=Politico|date=April 25, 2013}}</ref>
In advance of its July 2013 release, [[Politico]] published an article describing ''This Town'' as a "chronicle" of the "incestuous ecology of insider [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]". Leibovich, according to the story, is nicknamed "Leibo," and the book's original sub-title was "The Way it Works in Suck Up City".<ref>{{cite news|last=Allen, Mike &|first=Vandehei, Jim|title='This Town': A Washington takedown|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/mark-leibovich-book-this-town-90660.html#ixzz2W8aaDI8S|accessdate=June 28, 2013|newspaper=Politico|date=April 25, 2013}}</ref> [[Fareed Zakaria]] as reviewer for the Washington Post praises it as the "hottest political book of the summer", containing " juicy anecdotes" and a tell-tale core of "corruption and dysfunction".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-the-root-of-washingtons-ills/2013/08/01/085392aa-fa15-11e2-8752-b41d7ed1f685_story.html | title=The root of Washington's ills | newspaper=Washington Post | date=August 2, 2013 | accessdate=August 2, 2013 | author=Fareed Zakaria}}</ref> [[Richard McGregor]] of the [[Financial Times]] described Leibovich as "like a modern-day Balzac".<ref>{{cite news|last1=McGregor|first1=Richard|title=Washington's Most Likely|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8ab436ee-e97d-11e2-bf03-00144feabdc0.html#axzz350TToME8|accessdate=July 11, 2014|work=Financial Times|date=July 12, 2013}}</ref>
[[Fareed Zakaria]] as reviewer for Washington Post praises it as "hottest political book of the summer", containing " juicy anecdotes" and a tell-tale core of "corruption and dysfunction".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-the-root-of-washingtons-ills/2013/08/01/085392aa-fa15-11e2-8752-b41d7ed1f685_story.html | title=The root of Washington’s ills | publisher=Washington Post | date=August 2, 2013 | accessdate=August 2, 2013 | author=Fareed Zakaria}}</ref> [[Richard McGregor]] of the [[Financial Times]] described Leibovich as “like a modern-day Balzac.”<ref>{{cite news|last1=McGregor|first1=Richard|title=Washington’s Most Likely|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/8ab436ee-e97d-11e2-bf03-00144feabdc0.html#axzz350TToME8|accessdate=July 11, 2014|work=Financial Times|date=July 12, 2013}}</ref>


In his book review for the New York Times, novelist [[Christopher Buckley (novelist)|Christopher Buckley]] described ''This Town'' as a series of “mini-masterpieces of politico-anthropological sociology."<ref>{{cite news|last=Buckley|first=Christopher|title=A Confederacy of Lunches|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/books/review/this-town-by-mark-leibovich.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|accessdate=8 October 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 25, 2013}}</ref> [[The Economist]] said This Town “may be the most pitiless examination of America’s permanent political class that has ever been conducted.<ref>{{cite news|last=Economist Writers|title=Something rotten|url=https://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21583978-hustlers-and-parasites-who-make-up-washingtons-political-establishment-something|accessdate=October 8, 2013|newspaper=The Economist|date=August 24, 2013}}</ref>
In his book review for ''The New York Times'', novelist [[Christopher Buckley (novelist)|Christopher Buckley]] described ''This Town'' as a series of “mini-masterpieces of politico-anthropological sociology".<ref>{{cite news|last=Buckley|first=Christopher|title=A Confederacy of Lunches|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/28/books/review/this-town-by-mark-leibovich.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|accessdate=8 October 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 25, 2013}}</ref> [[The Economist]] said This Town "may be the most pitiless examination of America’s permanent political class that has ever been conducted".<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Something rotten|url=https://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21583978-hustlers-and-parasites-who-make-up-washingtons-political-establishment-something|accessdate=October 8, 2013|newspaper=The Economist|date=August 24, 2013}}</ref>


''This Town'' was released in paperback in April 2014 in conjunction with the annual [[White House Correspondents Dinner]], which Leibovich has described as “an abomination.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Caitlin|first1=Emma|title=Leibovich: WHCD an 'abomination'|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2014/05/leibovich-whcd-an-abomination-187920.html|accessdate=July 14, 2014|work=Politico|date=May 4, 2014}}</ref>
''This Town'' was released in paperback in April 2014 in conjunction with the annual [[White House Correspondents Dinner]], which Leibovich has described as "an abomination".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Caitlin|first1=Emma|title=Leibovich: WHCD an 'abomination'|url=http://www.politico.com/blogs/politico-live/2014/05/leibovich-whcd-an-abomination-187920.html|accessdate=July 14, 2014|work=Politico|date=May 4, 2014}}</ref>


The book attracted controversy when an aide to Representative [[Darrell Issa]] was fired for sharing reporters’ e-mails with Leibovich without their knowledge.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kane|first=Paul|title=Rep. Darrell Issa fires trusted aide Bardella|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030103857.html|accessdate=July 1, 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=March 1, 2011}}</ref>
The book attracted controversy when an aide to Representative [[Darrell Issa]] was fired for sharing reporters’ e-mails with Leibovich without their knowledge.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kane|first=Paul|title=Rep. Darrell Issa fires trusted aide Bardella|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/01/AR2011030103857.html|accessdate=July 1, 2013|newspaper=Washington Post|date=March 1, 2011}}</ref>

==== ''Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times'' ====
Leibovich is the author of ''Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times''. The book looks at a 4-year period in the [[National Football League|NFL]] where Leibovich follows the most powerful people in the NFL, including commissioner [[Roger Goodell]], quarterback [[Tom Brady]], and [[Dallas Cowboys]] owner [[Jerry Jones]]. The book also looks at the controversies surrounding the NFL such as long-term health hazards, football's impact on concussion and brain health, and how politics have crossed into the sport.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/59495816-big-game-the-nfl-in-dangerous-times|title=Big Game|website=Goodreads|access-date=2018-12-05}}</ref>


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
Leibovich has won a number of journalism awards, including a 2011 [[National Magazine Award]] for his profile of [[Politico]]'s [[Michael Allen (journalist)|Michael Allen]] and the changing media culture of Washington.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rothstein|first=Betsy|title=NYT’s Mark Leibovich Wins Ellie for Delving Into Netherworld of Politico’s Mike Allen|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/nyts-mark-leibovich-wins-ellie-for-delving-into-netherworld-of-politicos-mike-allen_b38858|accessdate=July 2, 2013|newspaper=Fishbowl DC|date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> [[The New Republic]] described Leibovich as “brutally incisive yet not without pathos” in naming him one of Washington’s 25 Most Powerful, Least Famous People.<ref>{{cite news|last=Editors|title=Washington’s Most Powerful, Least Famous People|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/politics/96131/washingtons-most-powerful-least-famous-people#|accessdate=July 2, 2013|newspaper=The New Republic|date=October 12, 2011}}</ref> [[Washingtonian Magazine]] has called him the "reigning master of the political profile”<ref>{{cite news|last=Graff|first=Garrett|title=Mark Leibovich to Stay at the "New York Times"|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/media/mark-leibovich-to-stay-at-the-new-york-times.php|accessdate=July 2, 2013|newspaper=The Washingtonian|date=June 19, 2012}}</ref> and [[The Atlantic]]’s [[Jeffrey Goldberg]] nominated Leibovich as Washington’s “most important journalist” for his “ability to make his profile subjects look like rock stars, on the one hand, and to make others look like complete idiots, on the other.<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Jeffrey|title=Leibovich on Mike Allen, and What Makes a Powerful Washington Journalist|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/04/leibovich-on-mike-allen-and-what-makes-a-powerful-washington-journalist/39374/|accessdate=July 2, 2013|newspaper=The Atlantic|date=April 22, 2010}}</ref>
Leibovich has won a number of journalism awards, including a 2011 [[National Magazine Award]] for his profile of ''[[Politico]]''’s [[Michael Allen (journalist)|Michael Allen]] and the changing media culture of Washington.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rothstein|first=Betsy|title=NYT's Mark Leibovich Wins Ellie for Delving Into Netherworld of Politico's Mike Allen|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/nyts-mark-leibovich-wins-ellie-for-delving-into-netherworld-of-politicos-mike-allen_b38858|accessdate=July 2, 2013|newspaper=Fishbowl DC|date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> ''[[The New Republic]]'' described Leibovich as “brutally incisive yet not without pathos” in naming him one of Washington's 25 Most Powerful, Least Famous People.<ref>{{cite news|title=Washington's Most Powerful, Least Famous People|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/politics/96131/washingtons-most-powerful-least-famous-people#|accessdate=July 2, 2013|newspaper=The New Republic|date=October 12, 2011}}</ref> ''[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]'' magazine called him the "reigning master of the political profile”<ref>{{cite news|last=Graff|first=Garrett|title=Mark Leibovich to Stay at the "New York Times"|url=http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/media/mark-leibovich-to-stay-at-the-new-york-times.php|accessdate=July 2, 2013|newspaper=The Washingtonian|date=June 19, 2012}}</ref> and ''[[The Atlantic]]''’s [[Jeffrey Goldberg]] nominated Leibovich as Washington’s "most important journalist" for his "ability to make his profile subjects look like rock stars, on the one hand, and to make others look like complete idiots, on the other".<ref>{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Jeffrey|title=Leibovich on Mike Allen, and What Makes a Powerful Washington Journalist|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/04/leibovich-on-mike-allen-and-what-makes-a-powerful-washington-journalist/39374/|accessdate=July 2, 2013|newspaper=The Atlantic|date=April 22, 2010}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Leibovich lives in [[Washington D.C.]], with his wife and three daughters.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Raymond |last= Elman |authorlink= |title=Mark Leibovich: Chief National Correspondent for the New York Times Magazine, Author |website=[[Florida International University]]|date= November 17, 2018|url= https://inspicio.fiu.edu/interviews/mark-leibovich/ |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref>
Leibovich lives in [[Washington D.C.]] with his wife and three daughters.


== Publications ==
== Works ==
*Leibovich, Mark (2002). ''The New Imperialists''. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press. {{ISBN|978-0735203174}}
*Leibovich, Mark (2002). ''The New Imperialists: How Five Restless Kids Grew Up To Virtually Rule Your World''. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press. {{ISBN|978-0735203174}}
*Leibovich, Mark (2013) ''This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital''. New York: Blue Rider Press. {{ISBN|978-0399161308}}
*Leibovich, Mark (2013) ''This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital''. New York: Blue Rider Press. {{ISBN|978-0399161308}}
*Leibovich, Mark (2014) ''Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion''. New York: Blue Rider Press. {{ISBN|978-0399171925}}
*Leibovich, Mark (2014) ''Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion''. New York: Blue Rider Press. {{ISBN|978-0399171925}}
*Leibovich, Mark (2018) ''Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times''. Penguin Press. {{ISBN|978-0399185427}}
*Leibovich, Mark (2022) ''[[Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission]]''. Penguin Press. {{ISBN|978-0593296318}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 28 September 2024

Mark Leibovich
Mark Leibovich at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Leibovich at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Born (1965-05-09) May 9, 1965 (age 59)
Boston, Massachusetts, US
OccupationJournalist
EducationNewton South High School
Alma materUniversity of Michigan (BA)
GenreNon-fiction
Children3

Mark Leibovich (/ˈlbəvɪ/ LEE-bə-vitch;[1] born May 9, 1965) is an American journalist and author. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic, and previously spent 16 years at The New York Times, including a decade as the chief national correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, based in Washington, D.C.[2] He is known for his profiles of political, sports, and entertainment figures.

In addition to his magazine and newspaper career, Leibovich has also written five books, including three New York Times bestsellers, and two number 1 Times bestsellers about the culture of Washington, D.C.: This Town and Thank You for Your Servitude.

Early life and education

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Born in Boston, Massachusetts to a father who was from Argentina and a Brooklyn-born mother, Leibovich grew up in a Jewish home he describes as not religious.[3]

Leibovich attended Newton South High School, from which he graduated in 1983.[4] He went on to attend the University of Michigan, graduating with a bachelor's degree in English in 1987.[5]

Career

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Leibovich got his start as a journalist writing for Boston's alternative weekly The Phoenix, where he worked for four years. After that, he moved to California and worked as a general assignment reporter at The San Jose Mercury News.[6]

In 1997, Leibovich moved to Washington, D.C., to work at The Washington Post, where he spent nine years, first covering the national technology sector for the Post's business section, then as a national political writer for the paper's Style section.

In 2006, Leibovich was hired by The New York Times, where he was a national political correspondent in the Times' Washington Bureau.[7] He then became Chief National Correspondent at The New York Times Magazine in 2012.

In 2022, Leibovich joined The Atlantic as a staff writer.[8]

Broadcasting

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Leibovich is a political analyst for NBC and MSNBC, and appears regularly on Morning Joe, Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace and Meet the Press. Previously, Leibovich was a political contributor to CBS News. He has also appeared on numerous late-night shows, including CBS's Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher and On the Record with Bob Costas, and Showtime's The Circus.[9]

Writing

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In addition to his political writing, Leibovich has also written:

  • The New Imperialists, a collection of profiles of technology pioneers, published January 2002, by Prentice Hall Press.[10]
  • This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral – Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking – in America's Gilded Capital
  • Citizens of the Green Room, an anthology of Leibovich's profiles in the New York Times and Washington Post, published November 2014 by Blue Rider Press.[11]
  • Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times, a behind-the-scenes look at the owners and commissioner of the National Football League, published September 2018, by Penguin Books.[12]
  • Thank You for your Servitude: Donald Trump’s Washington and the Price of Submission published July 2022

This Town

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Leibovich is the author of This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral – Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking! – in America's Gilded Capital.[13] The book debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list in July 2013,[14] and remained on the list for 12 weeks.[15] Leibovich discussed This Town on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[16] ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos,[17] Charlie Rose,[18] PBS's Moyers and Company[19] and NPR's Weekend Edition.[20] He also appeared as a contestant on NPR's Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me.[21] In a February 2014 edition of Jeopardy!, This Town was the answer to a clue in the category “2013 Bestsellers.”[22]

In advance of its July 2013 release, Politico published an article describing This Town as a "chronicle" of the "incestuous ecology of insider Washington". Leibovich, according to the story, is nicknamed "Leibo," and the book's original sub-title was "The Way it Works in Suck Up City".[23] Fareed Zakaria as reviewer for the Washington Post praises it as the "hottest political book of the summer", containing " juicy anecdotes" and a tell-tale core of "corruption and dysfunction".[24] Richard McGregor of the Financial Times described Leibovich as "like a modern-day Balzac".[25]

In his book review for The New York Times, novelist Christopher Buckley described This Town as a series of “mini-masterpieces of politico-anthropological sociology".[26] The Economist said This Town "may be the most pitiless examination of America’s permanent political class that has ever been conducted".[27]

This Town was released in paperback in April 2014 in conjunction with the annual White House Correspondents Dinner, which Leibovich has described as "an abomination".[28]

The book attracted controversy when an aide to Representative Darrell Issa was fired for sharing reporters’ e-mails with Leibovich without their knowledge.[29]

Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times

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Leibovich is the author of Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times. The book looks at a 4-year period in the NFL where Leibovich follows the most powerful people in the NFL, including commissioner Roger Goodell, quarterback Tom Brady, and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. The book also looks at the controversies surrounding the NFL such as long-term health hazards, football's impact on concussion and brain health, and how politics have crossed into the sport.[30]

Awards and recognition

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Leibovich has won a number of journalism awards, including a 2011 National Magazine Award for his profile of Politico’s Michael Allen and the changing media culture of Washington.[31] The New Republic described Leibovich as “brutally incisive yet not without pathos” in naming him one of Washington's 25 Most Powerful, Least Famous People.[32] Washingtonian magazine called him the "reigning master of the political profile”[33] and The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg nominated Leibovich as Washington’s "most important journalist" for his "ability to make his profile subjects look like rock stars, on the one hand, and to make others look like complete idiots, on the other".[34]

Personal life

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Leibovich lives in Washington D.C., with his wife and three daughters.[35]

Works

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  • Leibovich, Mark (2002). The New Imperialists: How Five Restless Kids Grew Up To Virtually Rule Your World. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press. ISBN 978-0735203174
  • Leibovich, Mark (2013) This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital. New York: Blue Rider Press. ISBN 978-0399161308
  • Leibovich, Mark (2014) Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion. New York: Blue Rider Press. ISBN 978-0399171925
  • Leibovich, Mark (2018) Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times. Penguin Press. ISBN 978-0399185427
  • Leibovich, Mark (2022) Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission. Penguin Press. ISBN 978-0593296318

References

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  1. ^ "Introduction to Mark Leibovich". YouTube. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Mark Leibovich".
  3. ^ Guttman, Nathan (August 9, 2013). "Mark Leibovich Channels Jewish Outsider Status for Beltway Bestseller 'This Town'". Jewish Daily Forward. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  4. ^ "Mark Leibovich: Chief National Correspondent, The New York Times Magazine". Lewis and Clark University. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Raffety, Dan (October 29, 2012). "11 Burning Questions with a New York Times Magazine writer". Los Angeles Loyolan.
  6. ^ Jaffe, Harry (March 14, 2006). "Times DC Bureau Raids Washington Post; Leibovich Leaves, Two Others Staying". The Washingtonian. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  7. ^ O'Shea, Chris (June 19, 2012). "Mark Leibovich Joins New York Times Magazine". Fishbowl NY. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
  8. ^ "Mark Leibovich". The Atlantic.
  9. ^ "NBC's Meet the Press". NBC.
  10. ^ Leibovich, Mark (2002). The New Imperialists (first ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press. ISBN 978-0735203174.
  11. ^ Leibovich, Mark (November 11, 2014). Citizens of the Green Room: Profiles in Courage and Self-Delusion. New York: Blue Rider Press. ISBN 978-0399171925.
  12. ^ Liebovich, Mark (September 4, 2018). Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times (first ed.). New York City: Penguin Press. ISBN 978-0399185427.
  13. ^ Leibovich, Mark (2013). This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital. New York: Blue Rider Press. ISBN 978-0399161308.
  14. ^ Halperin, Alex (July 27, 2013). "Mark Leibovich: "Washington is not a psychologically savvy city"". Salon. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  15. ^ "Best Sellers September 15, 2013". The New York Times. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  16. ^ Gupta, Prachi (July 30, 2013). "Must-see morning clip: Mark Leibovich talks D.C. culture on "The Daily Show"". Salon. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  17. ^ Bell, Benjamin (July 14, 2013). "'This Week' Web Extra: Mark Leibovich". ABC News. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  18. ^ Rose, Charlie (July 16, 2013). "Mark Leibovich on his book "This Town" and later Joshua Sapan, President & CEO of AMC Networks". Charlie Rose. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  19. ^ Moyers, Bill (August 23, 2013). "Mark Leibovich on Glitz and Greed in Washington". Moyers & Company. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  20. ^ "'This Town' Takes Aim At The Washington Establishment". National Public Radio. July 14, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  21. ^ Sagal, Peter (September 13, 2013). "Not My Job: Writer Mark Leibovich Gets Quizzed On Louis XIV". National Public Radio. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  22. ^ "Show #6782 - Tuesday, February 25, 2014". J! Archive. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  23. ^ Allen, Mike &, Vandehei, Jim (April 25, 2013). "'This Town': A Washington takedown". Politico. Retrieved June 28, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Fareed Zakaria (August 2, 2013). "The root of Washington's ills". Washington Post. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  25. ^ McGregor, Richard (July 12, 2013). "Washington's Most Likely". Financial Times. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  26. ^ Buckley, Christopher (July 25, 2013). "A Confederacy of Lunches". The New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  27. ^ "Something rotten". The Economist. August 24, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  28. ^ Caitlin, Emma (May 4, 2014). "Leibovich: WHCD an 'abomination'". Politico. Retrieved July 14, 2014.
  29. ^ Kane, Paul (March 1, 2011). "Rep. Darrell Issa fires trusted aide Bardella". Washington Post. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  30. ^ "Big Game". Goodreads. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  31. ^ Rothstein, Betsy (May 11, 2011). "NYT's Mark Leibovich Wins Ellie for Delving Into Netherworld of Politico's Mike Allen". Fishbowl DC. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  32. ^ "Washington's Most Powerful, Least Famous People". The New Republic. October 12, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  33. ^ Graff, Garrett (June 19, 2012). "Mark Leibovich to Stay at the "New York Times"". The Washingtonian. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  34. ^ Goldberg, Jeffrey (April 22, 2010). "Leibovich on Mike Allen, and What Makes a Powerful Washington Journalist". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  35. ^ Elman, Raymond (November 17, 2018). "Mark Leibovich: Chief National Correspondent for the New York Times Magazine, Author". Florida International University.
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