Mark Leibovich | |
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 Leibovich at the 2013 Texas Book Festival | |
| Born | (1965-05-09)May 9, 1965 (age 59) Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Education | Newton South High School |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BA) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Children | 3 |
Mark Leibovich (/ˈliːbəvɪtʃ/LEE-bə-vitch;[1] born May 9, 1965) is an American journalist and author. He is a staff writer atThe Atlantic, and previously spent 16 years atThe New York Times, including a decade as the chief national correspondent forThe New York Times Magazine, based inWashington, D.C.[2] He is known for his profiles of political, sports, and entertainment figures.
In addition to his magazine and newspaper career, Leibovich has also written five books, including threeNew York Times bestsellers, and two number 1Times bestsellers about the culture of Washington, D.C.:This Town andThank You for Your Servitude.
Born inBoston, Massachusetts to a father who was from Argentina and a Brooklyn-born mother, Leibovich grew up in aJewish home he describes as not religious.[3]
Leibovich attendedNewton South High School, from which he graduated in 1983.[4] He went on to attend theUniversity of Michigan, graduating with abachelor's degree inEnglish in 1987.[5]
Leibovich got his start as a journalist writing for Boston's alternative weeklyThe Phoenix, where he worked for four years. After that, he moved to California and worked as a general assignment reporter atThe San Jose Mercury News.[6]
In 1997, Leibovich moved to Washington, D.C., to work atThe Washington Post, where he spent nine years, first covering the national technology sector for thePost's business section, then as a national political writer for the paper's Style section.
In 2006, Leibovich was hired byThe New York Times, where he was a national political correspondent in theTimes' Washington Bureau.[7] He then became Chief National Correspondent atThe New York Times Magazine in 2012.
In 2022, Leibovich joinedThe Atlantic as a staff writer.[8]
Leibovich is a political analyst for NBC and MSNBC, and appears regularly onMorning Joe,Deadline White House with Nicolle Wallace andMeet the Press. Previously, Leibovich was a political contributor to CBS News. He has also appeared on numerous late-night shows, including CBS'sLate Night with Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central'sThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Trevor Noah and HBO'sReal Time with Bill Maher andOn the Record with Bob Costas, and Showtime'sThe Circus.[9]
In addition to his political writing, Leibovich has also written:
Leibovich is the author ofThis Town: Two Parties and a Funeral – Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking! – in America's Gilded Capital.[13] The book debuted at No. 1 on theNew York Times nonfiction bestseller list in July 2013,[14] and remained on the list for 12 weeks.[15] Leibovich discussedThis Town onThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart,[16] ABC'sThis Week with George Stephanopoulos,[17]Charlie Rose,[18]PBS'sMoyers and Company[19] andNPR'sWeekend Edition.[20] He also appeared as a contestant on NPR'sWait, Wait Don’t Tell Me.[21] In a February 2014 edition ofJeopardy!,This Town was the answer to a clue in the category “2013 Bestsellers.”[22]
In advance of its July 2013 release,Politico published an article describingThis Town as a "chronicle" of the "incestuous ecology of insiderWashington". Leibovich, according to the story, is nicknamed "Leibo," and the book's original sub-title was "The Way it Works in Suck Up City".[23]Fareed Zakaria as reviewer for the Washington Post praises it as the "hottest political book of the summer", containing " juicy anecdotes" and a tell-tale core of "corruption and dysfunction".[24]Richard McGregor of theFinancial Times described Leibovich as "like a modern-day Balzac".[25]
In his book review forThe New York Times, novelistChristopher Buckley describedThis Town as a series of “mini-masterpieces of politico-anthropological sociology".[26]The Economist said This Town "may be the most pitiless examination of America’s permanent political class that has ever been conducted".[27]
This Town was released in paperback in April 2014 in conjunction with the annualWhite House Correspondents Dinner, which Leibovich has described as "an abomination".[28]
The book attracted controversy when an aide to RepresentativeDarrell Issa was fired for sharing reporters’ e-mails with Leibovich without their knowledge.[29]
Leibovich is the author ofBig Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times. The book looks at a 4-year period in theNFL where Leibovich follows the most powerful people in the NFL, including commissionerRoger Goodell, quarterbackTom Brady, andDallas Cowboys ownerJerry Jones. The book also looks at the controversies surrounding the NFL such as long-term health hazards, football's impact on concussion and brain health, and how politics have crossed into the sport.[30]
Leibovich has won a number of journalism awards, including a 2011National Magazine Award for his profile ofPolitico’sMichael Allen and the changing media culture of Washington.[31]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.[32]Washingtonian magazine called him the "reigning master of the political profile”[33] andThe Atlantic’sJeffrey 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".[34]
Leibovich lives inWashington D.C., with his wife and three daughters.[35]
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