Josh Marshall
Josh Marshall | |
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Born | |
Education | Princeton University (BA) Brown University (MA, PhD) |
Occupation | Journalist |
Spouse | Millet Israeli |
Joshua Micah Jesajan-Dorja Marshall (born February 15, 1969) is an American journalist and blogger
Marshall and his work have been profiled by
Early life and career
Marshall was born in
He is a graduate of
Marshall began writing freelance articles about Internet free speech for
Talking Points Memo
History
Inspired by political bloggers such as
He left his job at the Prospect early in 2001
As a result of the Lott story, traffic to Talking Points Memo spiked from 8,000 to 20,000
During the 2008 US election campaign, many independent news sites and political blogs saw a wave of "explosive growth".
Launching TPM Media
In 2005, Marshall launched TPMCafe.[18] This site features a collection of blogs about a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues written by academics, journalists and former public officials among others.
Marshall expanded his operation again in 2006, launching
TPM Media operates out of an office in Manhattan and currently employs seven reporters, including two in Washington.[4]
U.S. attorney controversy
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy |
In 2007, Marshall was instrumental in exposing another national controversy — the politically motivated dismissal of U.S. attorneys by the Bush administration.[2] Marshall won The Polk Award for Legal Reporting for his coverage of the story, which "led the news media" and "connected the dots and found a pattern of federal prosecutors being forced from office for failing to do the Bush Administration's bidding."[2] Columbia Journalism Review also credited Marshall's news organization for being "almost single-handedly responsible for bringing the story of the fired U.S. Attorneys to a boil."[3] The ensuing scandal resulted in the resignations of several high-level government officials;[6][7] the Polk award in particular honored Marshall for his "tenacious investigative reporting" which "sparked interest by the traditional news media and led to the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales."[4]
After a weekend writer noticed that the
National newspapers were slow to pick up the story.[7] Time magazine's Washington bureau chief Jay Carney went so far as to accuse Marshall of "seeing broad partisan conspiracies where none likely exist."[21] By the time The New York Times first reported on Lam's firing (on page 17), Marshall and his news sites had already posted 15 articles on the story.[7]
Two months after posting his accusatory article, Carney apologized to Marshall. "Josh Marshall at TalkingPointsMemo and everyone else out there whose instincts told them there was something deeply wrong and even sinister about the firings... deserve tremendous credit." Carney went on to write, "I was wrong. Very nice work, and thanks for holding my feet to the fire."[22]
For doggedly pursuing the story, Arianna Huffington nominated Joshua Marshall and the Talking Points Memo team to the Time 100.[23]
Personal life
Marshall married Millet Israeli in March 2005,[24] and the couple live in New York City with their sons Sam and Daniel.[25]
Prizes and Honors
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- George Polk Awardfor Legal Reporting, 2007
- The Week Opinion Awards, Blogger of the Year, 2003 & 2007
- GQ Men of the Year, Muckraker, 2007
References
- ^ "'N.Y. Times' columnist used blogger's words". USA Today. May 17, 2009. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c Strupp, Joe (February 19, 2008). "Slain Editor Bailey Among George Polk Award Winners". Editor & Publisher. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Glenn, David (September–October 2007). "The (Josh) Marshall Plan". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e Cohen, Noam (February 25, 2008). "Blogger, Sans Pajamas, Rakes Muck and a Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved February 25, 2008.
- ^ Bunch, William (May–June 2007). "Is This Thing On?". Brown Alumni Magazine. Archived from the original on February 27, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2008.
- ^ a b c McDermott, Terry (March 17, 2007). "Blogs can top the presses". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 18, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Apple, Sam (July 28, 2007). "Quick off the blog". Financial Times. Retrieved September 8, 2007.
- National Public Radio. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- ^ Starr, Alexandra (December 11, 2005). "Open-Source Reporting". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- PBS. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- ^ Flynn, Sean (December 2007). "Men of the Year 2007". GQ. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
- ^ Flynn, Sean (December 2007). "MOTY:Give This Man a Pulitzer". GQ. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e Klam, Matthew (September 26, 2004). "Fear and Laptops on the Campaign Trail". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- comScore. October 22, 2008. Archived from the originalon December 18, 2008. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 31, 2008.
- ^ Walsh, Mark (October 23, 2008). "Huffington Post, Politico Top Political Sites". MediaPost. Archived from the original on June 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- Condé Nast Portfolio. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- ^ Gerstein, Josh (March 21, 2007). "New Technique Lets Bloggers Tackle Late-Night News Dumps". The New York Sun. Retrieved June 15, 2007.
- ^ McLeary, Paul (March 15, 2007). "How TalkingPointsMemo Beat the Big Boys on the U.S. Attorney Story". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
- ^ Carney, Jay (January 17, 2007). "Running Massacre?". Time magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
- ^ Carney, Jay (March 13, 2007). "Where Credit Is Due". Time magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2007.
- ^ Arianna Huffington (April 26, 2007). "The TIME 100". Time magazine. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007. Retrieved May 18, 2007.
- The Washington Note. Archived from the originalon July 6, 2006.
- ^ "Talking Points Memo by Joshua Micah Marshall". Talking Points Memo. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2007.