Judd Legum
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Born | December 8, 1978 (age 41) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
Alma mater | Pomona College (B.A.) Georgetown University Law Center (JD) |
Judd Legum is an American journalist, lawyer, and political staffer.
Early life
Legum was born in Annapolis, Maryland on December 8, 1978.[1][2] Legum earned a B.A. in Public Policy analysis from Pomona College and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 2003.[3] After graduating from law school, Legum became a member of the Maryland State Bar Association.[4]
Career
Legum founded ThinkProgress in 2005,[5] running it for two years before leaving in 2007 to join Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign as research director.[6] Following the 2008 campaign, he practiced law in Maryland before returning to ThinkProgress in 2011, and became the site's editor-in-chief in May 2012.[7] Under his supervision, the site grew up to a 40-person newsroom that earned 10 million unique visitors a month.[8]
In 2010, Legum unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates.[9][10]
Legum has drawn notice for reporting and commentary on a range of political topics, including the 2016 presidential campaign,[11] campaign finance,[12] the legacy of Martin Luther King in contemporary politics,[13] and the media's role in politics.[14]
In 2018, Legum announced he was leaving ThinkProgress to develop an independent newsletter, to be published through Substack.[8] Legum joins Matt Taibbi and Daniel Ortberg as early participants in the company's publishing model.[8] Legum's newsletter, called "Popular Information", is Substack's first politically-focused publication. It launched July 23, 2018.[8][15]
References
- ^ Lippman, Daniel. "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Judd Legum, editor-in-chief of ThinkProgress". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ "Judd Legum Bio, Wiki, Married, Wife, Interview, Trump, ThinkProgress". Marathi.TV. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ Bonazzo, John (16 September 2016). "How ThinkProgress 'Progressive in Chief' Judd Legum Spends His Day". New York Observer. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Judd Legum". TechCamp. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ Kludt, Tom (20 July 2016). "Medium lands biggest website yet". CNN Money. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Haberman, Maggie (20 February 2015). "Hillary Clinton Begins Process of Vetting -- Herself". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Stein, Sam (8 May 2012). "Nancy Pelosi Taps New Online Director". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d Dreyfuss, Emily (July 12, 2018). "Judd Legum Wants to Fix News With a Newsletter". Wired. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "Judd Legum". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ "Judd Legum Running for Maryland Delegate". Daily Kos. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ Willingham, Emily (October 1, 2016). "Finally, Someone Found A Beneficiary Of Trump Charity, And It's An Antivaccine Organization". Forbes. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Landy, Benjamin (June 21, 2016). "Why Did Trump Pay $35,000 to This Mysterious "Mad Men" LLC?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Blake, John (January 18, 2016). "Debunking the biggest myths about MLK". CNN. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Lima, Cristiano (September 7, 2016). "Liberals lash out at Lauer, NBC". Politico. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Legum, Judd (July 23, 2018). "Ignore the polls". Popular Information. Retrieved 30 October 2018.