Mark Leibovich
Mark Leibovich 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.
Career
Leibovich was previously a national political correspondent in the New York Times' Washington Bureau.[1] 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 The San Jose Mercury News.[2]
He is also the author of This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in America's Gilded Capital.[3] 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."[4]
The book attracted controversy in 2011 when an aide to Representative Darrell Issa was fired for sharing reporters’ e-mails with Leibovich without their knowledge.[5] In addition to his political writing, Leibovich also authored The New Imperialists, a collection of profiles of technology pioneers.[6]
Awards and Recognition
Leibovich has won a number of journalism awards, including a 2011 National Magazine Award for his profile of Politico's Mike Allen and the changing media culture of Washington.[7] 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.[8] Washingtonian Magazine has called him the "reigning master of the political profile”[9] 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.”[10]
Personal Life
Leibovich was born in Boston, Massachusetts and attended the University of Michigan.[11] He lives in Washington D.C. with his wife and three daughters. He says he reads the Economist but has admitted to lying about it.[12]
Bibliography
- Leibovich, Mark (2002). The New Imperialists. 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
References
- ^ O'Shea, Chris (6/19/2012). "Mark Leibovich Joins New York Times Magazine". Fishbowl NY. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Jaffe, Harry (3/14/2006). "Times DC Bureau Raids Washington Post; Leibovich Leaves, Two Others Staying". The Washingtonian. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ 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.
- ^ Allen, Mike &, Vandehei, Jim (4/25/2013). "'This Town': A Washington takedown". Politico. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Kane, Paul (1 March 2011). "Rep. Darrell Issa fires trusted aide Bardella". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Leibovich, Mark (2002). The New Imperialists. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Press. ISBN 978-0735203174.
- ^ Rothstein, Betsy (5/11/2011). "NYT's Mark Leibovich Wins Ellie for Delving Into Netherworld of Politico's Mike Allen". Fishbowl DC. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Editors (10/12/2011). "Washington's Most Powerful, Least Famous People". The New Republic. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Graff, Garrett (6/19/2012). "Mark Leibovich to Stay at the "New York Times"". The Washingtonian. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Goldberg, Jeffrey (4/22/2010). "Leibovich on Mike Allen, and What Makes a Powerful Washington Journalist". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Lewis And Clark University. "Mark Leibovich: Chief National Correspondent, The New York Times Magazine". Lewis and Clark. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Leibovich, Mark (12/12/2012). "17 Things I Learned From Reading Every Last Word of The Economist's "The World in 2013" Issue". New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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