Patrick Howley

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Howley in 2016

Patrick Howley (born 1989) is a far-right American reporter responsible for exposing Virginia governor Ralph Northam's racist yearbook photo. As of 2020, he was writing for National File.[1] He is the former editor-in-chief of Big League Politics, a far-right site.[2] In 2019, he worked as a freelancer for the Epoch Times.[2]

Career[]

Howley has been a reporter for the Breitbart News Network in Washington, D.C.,[3][4] The Washington Free Beacon, and The Daily Caller.[5] He previously served as an assistant editor for The American Spectator.[6] His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal,[7] National Review,[8] and Sean Hannity.[9]

In January 2017, Howley left Breitbart to start the far-right website Big League Politics.[4] He has been criticized for his style of journalism and satire.[10][11][12][13]

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".[14] Howley's website also broke the news of sexual assault allegations against Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, which it posted without doing fact-checking.[15][16]

In 2020, writing for National File, Howley broke the story of then-Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham exchanging sexually suggestive texts with a woman who was not his wife.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Murphy, Brian; Copp, Tara; Alexander, Ames (October 2, 2020). "U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham admits to sexting with California strategist". News & Observer. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b Beaujon, Andrew (25 July 2019). "Patrick Howley Has Left Big League Politics | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ Betsy Rothstein (2012-12-04). "Howley: Out at Free Beacon, in at Daily Caller". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. ^ a b Rosie Gray (2017-01-13). "Breitbart Alumni Launch 'Populist-Nationalist' Group". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  5. ^ "Masthead". Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  6. ^ "Patrick Howley". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  7. ^ "The Magic Mandate". Wall Street Journal. February 22, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  8. ^ Salam, Reihan (February 6, 2012). "Matt Continetti on the Rise of Combat Journalism". National Review Online. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  9. ^ "Great American Sean Hannity namechecks WFB". Washington Free Beacon. May 7, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  10. ^ Petri, Alexandra (October 10, 2011). "How not to occupy the street". Washington Post.
  11. ^ Kludt, Tom (March 20, 2014). "The reporter behind those disgusting tweets has a weird, sexist sense of humor". Talking Points Memo.
  12. ^ Groch-Begley, Hannah (March 20, 2014). "Meet Patrick Howley: The Daily Caller's Resident Sexist". Media Matters.
  13. ^ Alterman, Eric (October 13, 2011). "Think Again: Crashing Occupy Wall Street". Center for American Progress.
  14. ^ "A Tip From A Concerned Citizen Helps A Reporter Land The Scoop of a Lifetime". Washington Post. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  15. ^ Gabriel, Trip; Grynbaum, Michael M. (4 February 2019). "With Northam Picture, Obscure Publication Plays Big Role in Virginia Politics". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  16. ^ "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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