Rob Capriccioso

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Rob Capriccioso is a journalist and writer. He was the Washington Bureau Chief for Indian Country Today from 2011 through 2017 and wrote special features for the publication during the Covid-19 pandemic;[1] before that he worked as a general assignment reporter for ICT starting in 2008.[2] He currently serves as a senior editor based in the Washington, D.C. metro area for Tribal Business News.[3]

An enrolled citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan,[4] Capriccioso covers the White House,[5] the Executive Branch, the United States Congress, the Supreme Court of the United States, and presidential campaigns, 2004 through 2020.[6][7] He is the first Native American journalist to Q&A a sitting president, President Barack Obama, in an Oct. 4, 2012 news story titled, "President Obama Answers Questions From Indian Country Today Media Network in Unprecedented Exchange."[8]. Previously, he received answers from President George W. Bush for a journalistic website presentation of the former publication.[9]

He interviews such notables as White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse,[10] Bolivian President Evo Morales,[11] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid,[12] Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff,[13] members of Congress and tribal leaders. His reporting on indigenous issues was cited in testimony to Congress.[14]

One of a small number of Native American journalists to contribute to mainstream media, as documented by the Native American Journalists Association, he has served as a contributing editor to Campaigns and Elections,[15] helped launch Politico as its founding website editor,[16] and appears on National Public Radio[17][18][19] to discuss Native and political topics of the day. In 2009–10, he was a contributor to True/Slant,[20] the Forbes-backed online network. His articles have appeared in , News from Indian Country, The New York Sun, High Country News, The American, Cultural Survival Quarterly, the New York Post's PageSix.com, Radar Magazine, TMZ.com, The New York Times and The Guardian.[21] He was previously a staff reporter on education and youth issues for ,[22] and Inside Higher Ed,[23] in Washington, D.C. He is a political science and psychology alum of the University of Michigan. He resides in metro Washington, D.C.

See also[]

  • Native American writers

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Indian County Today Author Rob Capriccioso". Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Indian Country Today Media Network to Launch January 14, 2011 – NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/". New York: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Tribal Business News names Rob Capriccioso as senior editor – GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., May 17, 2021". Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Official Web Site – The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Official Web Site". Saulttribe.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  5. ^ "ROB CAPRICCIOSO – Covering a presidential press conference from the". Bigheadrob.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  6. ^ Bush and Kerry Complete Connect for Kids Homework Assignment | SparkAction Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Native educator turns DNC star speaker | Indian Country Today | Content". Indian Country Today. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  8. ^ "President Obama Answers Questions From Indian Country Today Media Network in Unprecedented Exchange - ICTMN.com". Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  9. ^ Bush and Kerry Complete Connect for Kids Homework Assignment | SparkAction Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "A Conversation with Pete Rouse". Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. December 16, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  11. ^ "An interview with President Evo Morales | Indian Country Today | Content". Indian Country Today. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  12. ^ http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/senate-majority-leader-harry-reid-talks-romney%2C-%3Cem%3Ecarcieri%3C/em%3E%2C-internet-gaming-and-indians-140152
  13. ^ "Native & American Indian News, Culture, Music, Art and More - Indian Country Today Media Network.com". Indiancountrytoday.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  14. ^ "Stacy Dixon testimony" (PDF). Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  15. ^ >> "Search."[permanent dead link] Politics Magazine, (retrieved Jan 25, 2010)
  16. ^ "Tribal Business News names Rob Capriccioso as senior editor – GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., May 17, 2021". Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  17. ^ Tell Me More (October 12, 2009). "U.S. Apology To Native Americans: Unnecessary Or Not Enough?". NPR. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  18. ^ Tell Me More (November 6, 2009). "Native American Leaders Convene In Washington, D.C. : NPR". Ww.npr.org. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  19. ^ Tell Me More (December 9, 2009). "U.S. Settles Billion-Dollar Lawsuit With Native Americans". NPR. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  20. ^ Capriccioso, Rob. "Rob Capriccioso – Native Pop". True/Slant. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  21. ^ "Rob Capriccioso". The Guardian. UK. May 19, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  22. ^ News from Linda Ellerbee | SparkAction Archived December 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ Search for: capriccioso – Inside Higher Ed[dead link]

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