Patrick Howley

Patrick Howley (born 1989) is an American journalist. He is the editor-in-chief of Big League Politics, a far-right news site.

Patrick Howley in 2016

Career

Howley has been a reporter for the Breitbart News Network in Washington, D.C.,[1][2] The Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Caller.[3] Howley previously served as an assistant editor for The American Spectator.[4] His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal,[5] National Review,[6] and Sean Hannity.[7]

In January 2017, Howley left Breitbart to start the far-right website Big League Politics.[2] He has been criticized for his style of journalism and satire.[8][9][10][11]

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."[12] Howley's website also broke the news of sexual assault allegations against Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax, which it posted without doing any fact-checking.[13][14]

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