David Neiwert
Encyclopedia
David Neiwert is a Seattle-based freelance journalist and blog
ger. He received the National Press Club Award for Distinguished Online Journalism in 2000 for a domestic terrorism series he produced for MSNBC.com
.
Neiwert was raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho
, and attended the University of Idaho
, where he obtained his B.A. in English (1984), as well as the University of Montana (1987–88), where he studied creative writing. He worked at newspapers around the Pacific Northwest
from 1978–1996, notably in Idaho (at Sandpoint, Blackfoot, Lewiston, Moscow, and Twin Falls); Missoula, Montana; and western Washington (Kent, Bellevue, and Seattle). He went to work at MSNBC.com in 1996 as a writer-producer, and continued there through late 2000. Since then, he has focused on writing books and producing his blog Orcinus, which tends to report on the crossover between the mainstream and the far right. The blog won early recognition in the liberal blogosphere in the form of consecutive Koufax Awards for Best Series in 2003 and 2004. The Northwest Progressive Institute
named its annual awards to the region's best liberal bloggers after Neiwert. He also writes for the political blog Crooks And Liars
.
He has been married since 1989 to Lisa Dowling of Helena, Montana. They live together in Seattle with their daughter, Fiona, born in 2001.
Blog
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ger. He received the National Press Club Award for Distinguished Online Journalism in 2000 for a domestic terrorism series he produced for MSNBC.com
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Neiwert was raised in Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 130,374....
, and attended the University of Idaho
University of Idaho
The University of Idaho is the State of Idaho's flagship and oldest public university, located in the rural city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state...
, where he obtained his B.A. in English (1984), as well as the University of Montana (1987–88), where he studied creative writing. He worked at newspapers around the Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
from 1978–1996, notably in Idaho (at Sandpoint, Blackfoot, Lewiston, Moscow, and Twin Falls); Missoula, Montana; and western Washington (Kent, Bellevue, and Seattle). He went to work at MSNBC.com in 1996 as a writer-producer, and continued there through late 2000. Since then, he has focused on writing books and producing his blog Orcinus, which tends to report on the crossover between the mainstream and the far right. The blog won early recognition in the liberal blogosphere in the form of consecutive Koufax Awards for Best Series in 2003 and 2004. The Northwest Progressive Institute
Northwest Progressive Institute
The Northwest Progressive Institute is a liberal think tank based in Redmond, Washington, originally founded in 2003 and incorporated in 2005. It uses technology, public policy research, and political advocacy to advance the progressive movement in the Pacific Northwest region as well as across...
named its annual awards to the region's best liberal bloggers after Neiwert. He also writes for the political blog Crooks And Liars
Crooks and Liars
Crooks and Liars is an American liberal blog founded by John Amato. Along with John Amato, frequent contributors include Nicole Belle, Logan Murphy, Mike Finnigan, David Neiwert, SilentPatriot, , Susie Madrak, Nonny Mouse, Kenneth Quinnell, and Howie Klein. Journalist Tina Dupuy is the managing...
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He has been married since 1989 to Lisa Dowling of Helena, Montana. They live together in Seattle with their daughter, Fiona, born in 2001.
Publications
- "The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right", 2009 (ISBN 978-0981576985)
- Review - Ventura, Elbert. How Hate Groups Went Mainstream, The American ProspectThe American ProspectThe American Prospect is a monthly American political magazine dedicated to American liberalism. Based in Washington, DC, The American Prospect is a journal "of liberal ideas, committed to a just society, an enriched democracy, and effective liberal politics" which focuses on United States politics...
- Review - Eshleman, Michael O. , Library JournalLibrary JournalLibrary Journal is a trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice...
- Summary Nonfiction review, Publishers WeeklyPublishers WeeklyPublishers Weekly, aka PW, is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers and literary agents...
- Review - Ventura, Elbert. How Hate Groups Went Mainstream, The American Prospect
- Strawberry Days: How Internment Destroyed a Japanese American Community, 2005 (ISBN 978-1403967923)
- Death on the Fourth of July: The Story of a Killing, a Trial, and Hate Crime in America, 2004 (ISBN 978-1403969002)
- In God's Country: The Patriot Movement and the Pacific Northwest, 1999 (ISBN 978-0874221756)