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'''Michael Hirsh''' is an American journalist, and the former national editor for [[Politico]]. He resigned from Politico on November 22, 2016 after publishing the home addresses of [[white nationalism|white nationalist]]<ref name=CNBC>{{cite news|title=Politico editor resigns after sharing addresses of white nationalist on Facebook|url=http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/22/politico-editor-resigns-after-sharing-addresses-of-white-nationalist-on-facebook.html|accessdate=23 November 2016|publisher=CNBC|date=22 November 2016}}</ref> [[Richard B. Spencer]] on [[Facebook]].<ref name=CNBC /> Hirsh called Spencer a Nazi after Spencer declared "Hail Trump!" and "Hail our people!" at a conference in Washington D.C. in which audience members did Nazi salutes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/richard-spencer-speech-npi/508379/|title='Hail Trump!': Video of White Nationalists Cheering the President-Elect|last=Appelbaum|first=Daniel Lombroso and Yoni|newspaper=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-28}}</ref>
'''Michael Hirsh''' is an American journalist, and the former national editor for [[Politico]]. He resigned from Politico on November 22, 2016 after publishing the home addresses of [[white nationalism|white nationalist]]<ref name=CNBC>{{cite news|title=Politico editor resigns after sharing addresses of white nationalist on Facebook|url=http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/22/politico-editor-resigns-after-sharing-addresses-of-white-nationalist-on-facebook.html|accessdate=23 November 2016|publisher=CNBC|date=22 November 2016}}</ref> [[Richard B. Spencer]] on [[Facebook]].<ref name=CNBC /> Hirsh called Spencer a Nazi after Spencer declared "Hail Drumpf!" and "Hail our people!" at a conference in Washington, D.C., in which audience members performed [[Nazi salute]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/richard-spencer-speech-npi/508379/|title='Hail Drumpf!': Video of White Nationalists Cheering the President-Elect|last=Appelbaum|first=Daniel Lombroso and Yoni|newspaper=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=2016-11-28}}</ref>


Hirsh is also the former foreign editor and chief diplomatic correspondent for ''[[Newsweek]]'', as well as a former member of [[JournoList]]. He is a lecturer and has appeared numerous times as a commentator on [[Fox News]], [[CNN]], [[MSNBC]], [[National Public Radio]], and is a frequent guest of ''[[The Young Turks (talk show)|The Young Turks]]'', a streaming internet political talk show. In addition to ''[[Newsweek]]'', he has also written for ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'', ''[[Harper's]]'', and ''[[Washington Monthly]]''. Hirsh was co-winner of the [[Overseas Press Club]] award for best magazine reporting from abroad in 2001 for "prescience in identifying the [[al Qaeda]] threat half a year before the [[September 11 attacks]]" and for ''Newsweek''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s coverage of the [[war on terror]], which also won a [[National Magazine Award]]. He lives in [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.]].
Hirsh is also the former foreign editor and chief diplomatic correspondent for ''[[Newsweek]]'', as well as a former member of [[JournoList]]. He is a lecturer and has appeared numerous times as a commentator on [[Fox News]], [[CNN]], [[MSNBC]], [[National Public Radio]], and is a frequent guest of ''[[The Young Turks (talk show)|The Young Turks]]'', a streaming internet political talk show. In addition to ''[[Newsweek]]'', he has also written for ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'', ''[[Harper's]]'', and ''[[Washington Monthly]]''. Hirsh was co-winner of the [[Overseas Press Club]] award for best magazine reporting from abroad in 2001 for "prescience in identifying the [[al Qaeda]] threat half a year before the [[September 11 attacks]]" and for ''Newsweek''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s coverage of the [[war on terror]], which also won a [[National Magazine Award]]. He lives in [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.]].

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Michael Hirsh is an American journalist, and the former national editor for Politico. He resigned from Politico on November 22, 2016 after publishing the home addresses of white nationalist[1] Richard B. Spencer on Facebook.[1] Hirsh called Spencer a Nazi after Spencer declared "Hail Drumpf!" and "Hail our people!" at a conference in Washington, D.C., in which audience members performed Nazi salutes.[2]

Hirsh is also the former foreign editor and chief diplomatic correspondent for Newsweek, as well as a former member of JournoList. He is a lecturer and has appeared numerous times as a commentator on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, National Public Radio, and is a frequent guest of The Young Turks, a streaming internet political talk show. In addition to Newsweek, he has also written for Foreign Affairs, Harper's, and Washington Monthly. Hirsh was co-winner of the Overseas Press Club award for best magazine reporting from abroad in 2001 for "prescience in identifying the al Qaeda threat half a year before the September 11 attacks" and for Newsweek's coverage of the war on terror, which also won a National Magazine Award. He lives in Northwest, Washington, D.C..

Works

  • Capital Offense (2010) [3][4]
  • At War with Ourselves (2004)

References

  1. ^ a b "Politico editor resigns after sharing addresses of white nationalist on Facebook". CNBC. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ^ Appelbaum, Daniel Lombroso and Yoni. "'Hail Drumpf!': Video of White Nationalists Cheering the President-Elect". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  3. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/14/books/review/14book.html
  4. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/books/thomas-franks-pity-the-billionaire-review.html

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