Andrew Feinberg
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Andrew Grant Feinberg | |
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 Andrew Feinberg at a February, 2017 White House Press Briefing | |
| Born | Washington, DC |
| Education | BA, University of Wisconsin-Madison
MPP, American University (uncompleted) JD, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (uncompleted) |
| Employer | Sputnik News |
Andrew Feinberg is an American journalist and the former White House Correspondent for the Russian state-owned Sputnik News Service.
Early life
Feinberg was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Bethesda, Maryland where he attended Walt Whitman High School[1] along with journalist Ashley Parker, currently White House Correspondent for The Washington Post.
Education
Feinberg attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and History of Science. He was a coxswain on the university's rowing team and participated in the 2002 selection process for the United States' Under-23 National Rowing Team,[2] but was cut along with future 2008 Olympic Medalist Marcus McElhenney.
Career
Feinberg began his journalism career at Warren Communications News where he covered telecommunications and Internet policy for Communications Daily and Washington Internet Daily. He was the first reporter to break the story of House Democrats' 2008 attempt to restrict and regulate the use of social media by Members of Congress.[3]
In 2012 Feinberg joined The Hill as a staff writer covering technology and telecommunications policy.[4]
Feinberg joined Sputnik News at the beginning of the Trump Administration, and covers daily press briefings and other events at the White House. In March of 2017 he became the first Sputnik reporter to apply for permanent White House press credentials.[5]
Departure from Sputnik News
On Friday, May 26th Feinberg announced on Twitter that he was no longer working for Sputnik. In an interview with The Washington Post's Erik Wemple, he explained that Sputnik's management had been upset with the publicity he received after another Washington Post article noted how he aggressively questioned White House OMB Director Mick Mulvaney over plans to restrict the Earned Income Tax Credit to families with parents who are in the United States legally, even if undocumented/illegal immigrants have American citizen children and pay enough taxes to be eligible for the EITC. The exchange was noted by Dana Milbank of The Washington Post.[6]
Feinberg told Wemple that Sputnik's management was angry because they prefer that their reporters remain anonymous. He also said that Sputnik editors wanted him to bring up the Seth Rich conspiracy theory at White House press briefings and to write about it for their news wire.[7]
References
- ^ "» CV Writings on Internets by Andrew Feinberg". www.andrewfeinberg.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "Clark, Eight Badgers Take Part in Under-23 Rowing Selection Camp". University of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ Brazell, Aaron (2008-07-08). "Congress Moves to Close Member Access to Social Media". Technosailor.com. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "The Hill Gets a New Tech Reporter". Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "Russia's state news service applies for White House pass". POLITICO. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ Milbank, Dana; Milbank, Dana (2017-05-22). "Trump's budget is so cruel a Russian propaganda outfit set the White House straight". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ Wemple, Erik; Wemple, Erik (2017-05-26). "White House correspondent bolts Sputnik over the obvious". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-06-07.
Category:American political journalists Category:People from Maryland Category:Coxswains (rowing)
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