Jonathan Swan
Jonathan Swan (born 7 August 1985)[1] is an Australian journalist who works as a political reporter for Axios.
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Born | Australia | 7 August 1985
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | Axios |
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Early life
Swan was born and raised in Australia.[2] He is Jewish.[3] Swan is the son of physician, journalist, and radio and television broadcaster Norman Swan;[4] his aunt and uncle are also Australian journalists[2]. In Australia, he entered the field of journalism in 2010. He then moved to the United States in 2013 for an academic fellowship at John Hopkins University and worked as a Congressional aide to Republican Senator Ed Royce.[5][2]
Career
Swan began his career as a national political reporter based in Canberra, Australia's capital city, for Fairfax Media and as a political correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald.[6][7] He joined The Hill in August 2015 as part of their campaign team.[8]
Swan became a national political reporter for Axios in December 2016.[9] While at Axios, Swan broke several stories about the Trump administration.[2] Former Washington Post journalist Ronald Kessler claimed in his 2018 book The Trump White House: Changing the Rules of the Game that Swan is among a handful of reporters to whom President Donald Trump feeds information, with instructions to attribute quotes to an unnamed White House official.[10]
Swan was the first to report that the U.S. would pull out of the Paris climate deal;[2][11] that Steve Bannon was about to be fired;[2][12] that Trump would recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital;[2] and that Trump would end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals executive action policy.[2] Swan broke the news that the Speaker of the House Paul Ryan was retiring from Congress.[2]
In August 2020, Swan was praised for the manner in which he had conducted an interview with President Trump. During the interview, Swan pointedly questioned and fact-checked numerous false, misleading, or bizarre statements as the President spoke them.[13]
Recognition
For his reporting in the United States, as a member of the Sydney Morning Herald in the Canberra Press Gallery, Swan was presented with the Wallace Brown Award in 2014 for most outstanding young journalist.[14][15] In 2016, Politico named Swan one of "16 Breakout Media Stars."[16]
Personal life
He married an American reporter Betsy Woodruff of Politico on September 14, 2019. He intends to become an American citizen.[2][17]
References
- "Monday's birthdays". Politico. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- Farhi, Paul (4 November 2018). "A fast-rising journalist hits a speed bump with his latest scoop about Trump". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- https://forward.com/culture/452049/jonathan-swan-is-the-meme-hero-we-need-right-now/
- "Aussie named as a US political breakout star". Crikey. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- "Jonathan Swan's humiliation of Donald Trump sets a new standard for car crash interviews". inews.co.uk. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- "Jonathan Swan". Traveller. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- Coyne, Brendan (17 July 2013). "Labor's Nakedgate: Here's the agency brief which got it sacked". AdNews. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- Mullin, Benjamin (18 August 2015). "Career Beat: Jonathan Swan joins The Hill's campaign team". Poynter Institute. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- "The Hill's Jonathan Swan Heads to VandeHei Startup Axios". Adweek. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- Price, Greg (4 April 2018). "Trump is a Leaker to Media as Anonymous Source for Good Coverage, New Book Claims". Newsweek. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- Swan, Jonathan (31 May 2017). "Trump is pulling U.S. out of Paris climate deal". Axios. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- Nguyen, Tina (18 August 2017). "Steve Bannon Is Leaving the White House". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- Roach, April (4 August 2020). "Journalist Jonathan Swan praised as 'hero' after cornering Donald Trump in car crash interview". Evening Standard. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Jonathan Swan, APSA Congressional Fellowship 2014". American Australian Association Limited. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- "Fairfax journalist Jonathan Swan awarded prestigious Wallace Brown Young Achiever Award". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- Gold, Hadas. "16 breakout media stars of 2016". Politico. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- Swan, Betsy Woodruff. "Betsy Woodruff Swan". Politico.