Journalist, author and political commentator (born 1954)
Joe Conason
Born
(1954-01-25) January 25, 1954 (age 70) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation
Journalist, author, commentator
Alma mater
Brandeis University
Notable works
Non-fiction
Spouse
Elizabeth Horan Wagley (m. 2002)
Children
2
Joe Conason (born January 25, 1954)[1] is an American journalist, author and liberal political commentator. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of The National Memo, a daily political newsletter and website that features breaking news and commentary.[2] Since 2006, he has served as editor of The Investigative Fund, a nonprofit journalism center.[3]
Conason was formerly the executive editor of the New York Observer, where he wrote a popular political column for almost 20 years.[4] He was also a columnist for Salon.com from 1998 to 2010.[5] His articles have appeared in dozens of publications around the world including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Nation, The Guardian, The Village Voice and Harpers.[6]
Conason's books include The Hunting of the President (2000) and Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth (2003). His newest book, Man of the World (2016), focuses on the post-presidency of Bill Clinton.[7] A winner of the New York Press Club's Byline Award, Conason has covered every American presidential election since 1980.[6]
^Profile, google.com; accessed August 17, 2016.
^"Joe Conason, Author at The National Memo". The National Memo. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton, written by investigative journalists JoeConason and Gene Lyons, and published by Thomas Dunne Books in 2000. Narrated...
(2005). My Life: Bill Clinton, Vintage Publishing; ISBN 1-4000-3003-X JoeConason and Gene Lyons, The Hunting of the President: The Ten-Year Campaign to...
Miami-Dade's Decision to Stop Recount", The New York Times, November 24, 2008 JoeConason (December 3, 2000). "Right-Wingers Praise Antics of Bush Thugs" The New...
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specifically contend issues such as abortion. Engle was described by JoeConason as a "radical theocrat". He criticized other Evangelical leaders regarding...
sets the direction and focus, he chooses witnesses at the hearings." JoeConason wrote that the widows "fear that even with the best of intentions, Zelikow's...
missionary deferments. In a Salon article from 2007, liberal journalist JoeConason noted that George W. Romney, Romney's father, had been governor of Michigan...
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lower Manhattan. Previous prominent writers for the publication include JoeConason, Doree Shafrir, Hilton Kramer, Andrew Sarris, Richard Brookhiser, Michael...
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was publicly lamented by progressive figures such as Michael Tomasky, JoeConason, and Cenk Uygur. Leavey was born on January 1, 1954, to a United States...
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book written by JoeConason and Gene Lyons, and the 2012 American Experience documentary Clinton. The character of Libby Holden in Joe Klein's 1996 novel...
Government Power in the Clinton-Gore Years (2000) ISBN 978-0-312-23082-1 JoeConason and Gene Lyons The Hunting of the President: The Ten-Year Campaign to...
2001". cnn.com. "The real reason Bill Clinton pardoned Marc Rich", JoeConason, Salon, January 16, 2009 "Hearings: Clinton aides opposed Rich pardon"...
Living History, Simon & Schuster, 2003, ISBN 0-7432-2224-5, p. 172. JoeConason, "Travelgate: The Untold Story", Columbia Journalism Review, March/April...
The Gator Behind Bill Clinton", The Gainesville Sun, February 4, 2009. JoeConason, Man of the World: The Further Endeavors of Bill Clinton "Counselor To...
state's missionary deferments. In a Salon article from 2007, journalist JoeConason noted that Romney's father had been governor of Michigan at the time...
Jewish, suggests that mentions Dick Morris' mother as being Jewish: JoeConason (July 24, 200). "Morris Leads Vultures in Attacks on Hillary". The New...
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