Matt Lewis (journalist)
| Matt Lewis | |
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| Residence | Alexandria, Virginia |
| Citizenship | American |
| Employer | The Daily Caller and The Week |
| Known for | Commentary |
| Website | mattlewis.org |
Matt Lewis is a writer, commentator and blogger with The Daily Caller and a contributing editor for The Week.
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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[citation needed] and is now based in Alexandria, Virginia.[1] He has a pet pug named 'Uncle Rico' after a character in the film Napoleon Dynamite.[2]
Career
As a writer, Lewis has contributed to Townhall.com,[3][4] AOL's PoliticsDaily.com,[5] Human Events and The Daily Caller.[6] In his early career, Lewis served as director of grassroots for the Leadership Institute, a nonprofit conservative training organization,[7] for which he organized and led workshops around the United States.[8]
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.[9] That September, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich acknowledged in an interview with Lewis that he was considering a presidential run.[10] Lewis is the editor of The Quotable Rogue: The Ideals of Sarah Palin in Her Own Words, published in 2011.[11]
Lewis was selected as a "Rising Star of Politics" by Politics Magazine in 2002[12] and by the American Conservative Union as "Blogger of the Year" in 2012.[13]
Media appearances
Lewis is a featured commentator on cable news channels and radio, and is a podcaster. Since February 2009, he has represented the conservative viewpoint on Bloggingheads.tv's weekly discussion of U.S. politics, opposite Bill Scher.[1] In July 2013, Lewis appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher.[14] He appeared on the show again on June 19, 2015.[15]
See also
References
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- Matt Lewis official website
- Matt Lewis Townhall blog
- Video debates featuring Matt Lewis on Bloggingheads.tv
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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