Chris Cillizza
Chris Cillizza | |
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Born | Christopher Michael Cillizza February 20, 1976 Marlborough, Connecticut, U.S. |
Education | Georgetown University (BA) |
Occupation | Political commentator |
Spouse | Gia Cillizza |
Website | youtube |
Christopher Michael Cillizza (
Early life and education
Cillizza was born and raised in
Career
After working as a novelist and later an intern for conservative writer
His freelance work has appeared in publications such as
He is an adjuct faculty at the
The Fix
Cillizza founded the blog The Fix in 2005 and wrote for it on a regular basis until he joined CNN in 2017.[19] The blog's focus was American electoral politics, with Cillizza commenting on gubernatorial, Congressional and presidential elections. He hosted the weekly Fix live chat. Cilizza also oversaw a monthly trivia contest called "Politics and Pints" at the Washington, D.C. bar Capitol Lounge.[20]
Media
From 2007 to 2008, Cillizza was a co-host of the
In July 2012, Broadway Books (a division of Penguin Random House) released his book, The Gospel According to the Fix.[22] Written in a blog-like format,[23] it contains lists such as "The 10 Best/Worst Negative Ads", as well as coverage of the "deep personal hatreds that politics provoke" and predictions for the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections.[24]
Since 2014, Cillizza has served a regular co-host of The Tony Kornheiser Show.[2][3]
CNN
On April 3, 2017, Cillizza joined CNN as a "political reporter and digital editor-at-large," contributing online and on television.[19][25]
On June 28, 2017, CNN Politics announced the launch of "The Point with Chris Cillizza." According to the official press release, the new "multiplatform brand" will include "daily columns, on-air analysis, an evening newsletter, [a] podcast, and the launch of trivia night events in Washington, DC."[26][27] The show which is on YouTube releases political analysis videos hosted by Cillizza every Tuesday and Thursday.
Cillizza also runs political trivia on his personal Instagram account on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
On December 1, 2022, Cillizza was laid off from CNN.[28]
Reception
References
- ^ "Chris Cillizza on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c Van Zandt, Emily (August 29, 2016). "Why Chris Cillizza Doesn't Read the Comments". Arlington Magazine. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ a b Casselberry, Ian (June 2, 2016). "Tony Kornheiser ending D.C. radio show, starting podcast in September". Awful Announcing. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Cillizza, Chris. "So What | Chris Cillizza | Substack". chriscillizza.substack.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ House, Dennis (December 27, 2009). "Chris Cillizza on 'Face the State'". The Hartfordite. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Cillizza, Chris (February 12, 2014). "How 'Red Sox vs. Yankees' explains Connecticut politics". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ a b Blair, Russell (March 13, 2017). "Connecticut Native, Political Reporter Jumps To CNN". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Chris Cillizza on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Wollschlager, Mike (August 4, 2020). "CNN's Chris Cillizza talks growing up in Connecticut, bullying, basketball and Trump". Connecticut Magazine. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020.
Tony Kornheiser, whose show I do two or three times a week, they politely joke that it's the Loomis Chaffee School for the Rich.
- ^ "The Loomis Chaffee Class Of 1994". Hartford Courant. June 4, 1994. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Chris Cillizza". Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "The Fix Faceoff: Video Q&A with Chris Cillizza". Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Lenz, Lyz (July 27, 2017). "Enthusiastic, prolific, simplistic Chris Cillizza reaches new heights". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "About Chris Cilizza" (biosketch), The Washington Post; retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ a b "Meet the Reporters | Ohio River Ramble: Nine Districts in Nine Days | Campaign 2006 | washingtonpost.com". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "Chris Cillizza | Interviews | Tavis Smiley | PBS". Tavis Smiley | PBS. March 31, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Gold, Hadas (March 14, 2017). "CNN hires Chris Cillizza". Politico. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Chase (July 26, 2010). "Hip to be Square". Northern Virginia Magazine. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Howard Kurtz, "Post's Video 'Theater' Ends Its Run: Hosts Apologize for Off-Color Clinton Joke", washingtonpost.com, August 6, 2009; accessed March 15, 2014.
- ^ "Press Release: Gospel According to The Fix by Chris Cillizza". The Crown Publishing Group. August 16, 2011. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: The Gospel According to the Fix: An Insider's Guide to a Less than Holy World of Politics by Chris Cillizza". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ^ Balluck, Kyle (March 13, 2017). "Chris Cillizza jumps from Washington Post and MSNBC to CNN". The Hill. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
- ^ "CNN Politics Launches 'The Point with Chris Cillizza'". CNN. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Balluck, Kyle (June 28, 2017). "CNN launching brand around Chris Cillizza". The Hill. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (December 1, 2022). "HLN Gutted By CNN Layoffs".
CNN executives were expected to inform staffers about layoffs at the network Thursday morning, according to these people. CNN correspondents Alison Kosik, Martin Savidge, Alex Field, Mary Ann Fox and Chris Cilizza are among the staffers who have been let go, according to two people familiar with the matter.
- ^ Rosen, Jay (February 7, 2014). "Behold how badly our political journalists have lost the freakin' plot - PressThink". PressThink. New York University. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-CNN host Soledad O'Brien hits Chris Cillizza for 'terrible analysis'". March 7, 2018.
- ^ Aran, Isha (March 7, 2018). "RIP Chris Cillizza, Owned To Death by Soledad O'Brien, We Hardly Knew Ye".
- ^ Weigel, David (February 5, 2014). "CBOghazi: Journalists Have No Idea "What Will Matter" in an Election". Slate. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ Cillizza, Chris (September 30, 2020). "*Every* election model shows Donald Trump is a long shot | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "Nate Silver on Twitter". X (formerly Twitter). October 1, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- newyorker.com. Retrieved January 10, 2019.