Judd Legum

Judd Legum is the founder and editor-in-chief of ThinkProgress, a news site based at the Center for American Progress.

Legum founded ThinkProgress in 2005,[1] running it for two years before leaving in 2007 to join Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign as research director.[2] Following the 2008 campaign, he practiced law in Maryland before returning to ThinkProgress in 2011, and became the site's editor-in-chief in May 2012.[3] Legum has drawn notice for reporting and commentary on a range of political topics, including the 2016 presidential campaign,[4] campaign finance,[5] the legacy of Martin Luther King in contemporary politics,[6] and the media's role in politics.[7]

Legum graduated from Georgetown Law School in 2003.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Kludt, Tom (20 July 2016). "Medium lands biggest website yet". CNN Money. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Haberman, Maggie (20 February 2015). "Hillary Clinton Begins Process of Vetting -- Herself". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Stein, Sam (8 May 2012). "Nancy Pelosi Taps New Online Director". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Willingham, Emily (October 1, 2016). "Finally, Someone Found A Beneficiary Of Trump Charity, And It's An Antivaccine Organization". Forbes. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Landy, Benjamin (June 21, 2016). "Why Did Trump Pay $35,000 to This Mysterious "Mad Men" LLC?". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  6. ↑ Blake, John (January 18, 2016). "Debunking the biggest myths about MLK". CNN. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Lima, Cristiano (September 7, 2016). "Liberals lash out at Lauer, NBC". Politico. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Bonazzo, John (16 September 2016). "How ThinkProgress 'Progressive in Chief' Judd Legum Spends His Day". New York Observer. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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