Patrick Howley
Patrick Howley (born 1989) is an American journalist. He is the editor-in-chief of Big League Politics, a far-right news site.
Career
Howley has been a reporter for the Breitbart News Network in Washington, D.C.,[1][2] The Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller.[3] Howley previously served as an assistant editor for The American Spectator.[4] His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal,[5] National Review,[6] and Sean Hannity.[7]
In January 2017, Howley left Breitbart to start the far-right website Big League Politics.[2] He has been criticized for his style of journalism and satire.[8][9][10][11]
In 2019, Howley broke the story of a blackface and KKK costume photograph in Virginia governor Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook after receiving a tip from a "concerned citizen."[12] Howley's website also broke the news of sexual assault allegations against Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, which it posted without doing any fact-checking.[13][14]
References
- ^ Betsy Rothstein (2012-12-04). "Howley: Out at Free Beacon, in at Daily Caller". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ a b Rosie Gray (2017-01-13). "Breitbart Alumni Launch 'Populist-Nationalist' Group". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
- ^ "Masthead". Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Patrick Howley". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "The Magic Mandate". Wall Street Journal. February 22, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Salam, Reihan (February 6, 2012). "Matt Continetti on the Rise of Combat Journalism". National Review Online. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Great American Sean Hannity namechecks WFB". Washington Free Beacon. May 7, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
- ^ Petri, Alexandra (October 10, 2011). "How not to occupy the street". Washington Post.
- ^ Kludt, Tom (March 20, 2014). "The reporter behind those disgusting tweets has a weird, sexist sense of humor". Talking Points Memo.
- ^ Groch-Begley, Hannah (March 20, 2014). "Meet Patrick Howley: The Daily Caller's Resident Sexist". Media Matters.
- ^ Alterman, Eric (October 13, 2011). "Think Again: Crashing Occupy Wall Street". Center for American Progress.
- ^ "A Tip From A Concerned Citizen Helps A Reporter Land The Scoop of a Lifetime". Washington Post. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ Gabriel, Trip; Grynbaum, Michael M. (4 February 2019). "With Northam Picture, Obscure Publication Plays Big Role in Virginia Politics". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Meet The Founder of the Conservative Website That Upended Virginia's Political World". WTVR. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
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