Matt Lewis (journalist)

Matt Lewis
Residence Alexandria, Virginia
Citizenship American
Employer The Daily Caller
Known for Reporter, analyst
Website
http://www.mattlewis.org/

Matt Lewis is an American political analyst and reporter, currently with The Daily Caller.

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Background and education

Lewis was raised in Myersville, Maryland. He is a graduate of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Lewis has also lived in North Dakota and is currently based in Alexandria, Virginia.[1]

Writing career

During his writing career, Lewis has been a contributing writer for Townhall.com,[2][3] AOL's PoliticsDaily.com,[4] and Human Events and has also written for The Politico. In 2011, Lewis joined the staff of The Daily Caller.[5]

In March 2007, Lewis was one of two bloggers invited on John McCain's campaign tour bus on a visit to New Hampshire for an interview with the candidate.[6] That September, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich acknowledged in an interview with Lewis that he was considering a presidential run.[7]

Television appearances

Lewis also frequently appears on television networks such as MSNBC, Fox News Channel and CNN. Since February 2009, Lewis has represented the conservative viewpoint on Bloggingheads.tv's weekly segment, The Week in Blog.[1] As a commentator, Lewis has offered conservative criticisms of McCain as the Republicans' presidential nominee,[8] and of Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele.[9]

Lewis also served as director of grassroots for the Leadership Institute, a nonprofit conservative training organization,[10] for which he organized and led workshops around the United States.[11] In 2002, Politics Magazine selected Lewis as a "Rising Star of Politics."[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Matt Lewis". mattlewis.org. http://www.mattlewis.org/Bring_Matt/mattbio.cfm. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  2. ^ Ruffini, Patrick (2007-01-13). "Matt Lewis Now Blogging at Townhall". PatrickRuffini.com. http://www.patrickruffini.com/2007/01/13/matt-lewis-now-blogging-at-townhall/. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  3. ^ Anderson, Karen (2009-02-16). "Coming & Going". Politics Magazine. Campaigns & Elections. http://politicsmagazine.com/blog_post/show/122. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  4. ^ Calderone, Michael (2009-04-09). "Sweet, Lawrence join AOL politics site". Politico. http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0409/Sweet_Lawrence_join_AOL_politics_site.html. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 
  5. ^ Betsy Rothstein (MediaBistro). "The Daily Caller Successfully Woos Politics Daily’s Matt Lewis". Fishbowl DC. http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/the-daily-caller-successfully-woos-politics-dailys-matt-lewis_b30644. Retrieved 3 April 2011. 
  6. ^ Dayton, Soren (2007-03-26). "A view from the Straight Talk Express". eyeon08.com. http://www.eyeon08.com/2007/03/26/a-view-from-the-straight-talk-express/. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  7. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (2007-09-29). "Gingrich Tiptoes Toward a White House Bid". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F01E2D8133EF93AA1575AC0A9619C8B63&scp=1&sq=matt+lewis&st=nyt. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  8. ^ Mooney, Alexander (2008-010-10). "McCain faces conservative backlash over mortgage plan". CNNPolitics.com. CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/10/mccain.mortgages/. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  9. ^ Shuster, David (2009-03-30). "Transcript for Monday, March 30". 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. MSNBC. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29972953/. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  10. ^ "Speaker Bios". Philanthropy Roundtable. http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/content.asp?contentid=622. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  11. ^ Reed, Theresa (2003-07-03). "Republicans Get Emotive". Portland Mercury (Portland, Oregon). http://www.portlandmercury.com/news/republicans_get_emotive/Content?oid=29319. Retrieved 2009-05-23. 
  12. ^ "Rising Stars of Politics, 2002". Campaigns & Elections Magazine. April 2002. 

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