Rob Capriccioso
Encyclopedia
Rob Capriccioso is the Washington D.C. Bureau Chief for Indian Country Today Media Network. An enrolled citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Sault Ste. Marie
, Michigan
, he covers the White House
, the United States Congress
, the Supreme Court of the United States
, and presidential campaigns; 2004 and 2008. He interviews such political officials as former White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse, Bolivia
n President Evo Morales
, former Homeland Security
Chief Michael Chertoff
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28396964.html, members of Congress and tribal leaders. His reporting on indigenous issues was cited in testimony to Congress.
One of a small number of Native American
journalists to contribute to mainstream media, he conducts political writing and editing, served as a contributing editor to Campaigns and Elections Politics Magazine, helped launch Politico
, and appears on National Public Radio to discuss Native and political topics of the day. In 2009-10, he was a contributor to True/Slant
, the Forbes
-backed online network. His articles have appeared in American Indian Report, 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
, He reported education and youth issues for Connect for Kids, and Inside Higher Ed
, in Washington D.C. He is a political science and psychology alum of the University of Michigan
. He resides in metro Washington DC.
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, he covers the White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
, the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
, the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
, and presidential campaigns; 2004 and 2008. He interviews such political officials as former White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
n President Evo Morales
Evo Morales
Juan Evo Morales Ayma , popularly known as Evo , is a Bolivian politician and activist, currently serving as the 80th President of Bolivia, a position that he has held since 2006. He is also the leader of both the Movement for Socialism party and the cocalero trade union...
, former Homeland Security
Homeland security
Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect states against terrorist activity. Specifically, is a concerted national effort to prevent terrorist attacks within the U.S., reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do...
Chief Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoff
Michael Chertoff was the second United States Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and co-author of the USA PATRIOT Act. He previously served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as a federal prosecutor, and as assistant U.S. Attorney...
http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/archive/28396964.html, members of Congress and tribal leaders. His reporting on indigenous issues was cited in testimony to Congress.
One of a small number of Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
journalists to contribute to mainstream media, he conducts political writing and editing, served as a contributing editor to Campaigns and Elections Politics Magazine, helped launch Politico
Politico (newspaper)
The Politico is an American political journalism organization based in Arlington, Virginia, that distributes its content via television, the Internet, newspaper, and radio. Its coverage of Washington, D.C., includes the U.S. Congress, lobbying, media and the Presidency...
, and appears on National Public Radio to discuss Native and political topics of the day. In 2009-10, he was a contributor to True/Slant
True/Slant
True/Slant , a company based in a loft in SoHo in New York City funded with $3 million in capital by Forbes Media and Fuse Capital and sold to Forbes in May 2010, was an original content news network....
, the Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
-backed online network. His articles have appeared in American Indian Report, News from Indian Country
News from Indian Country
News From Indian Country is a nationwide, privately owned newspaper, published twice a month, founded by Paul DeMain in 1986, who is the managing editor and an owner. It is the oldest continuing, nationally distributed publication that is not owned by a tribal government...
, The New York Sun, High Country News
High Country News
High Country News is a twice-monthly magazine published in Paonia, Colorado that primarily focuses on public policy, environmental issues, and culture in the Western United States. Founded in 1970 in Wyoming by rancher and environmentalist, Tom Bell, High Country News is a non-profit 501 corporation...
, The American
The American
The American is a 217 ft bronze statue of a Native American to be built at Holmes Peak near Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, by sculptor Shan Gray....
, Cultural Survival
Cultural Survival
Cultural Survival is a nonprofit group based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA which is dedicated to defending the human rights of indigenous peoples. Their stated mandate is to promote the rights, voices and visions, of indigenous people. For 37 years, Cultural Survival has partnered with...
Quarterly, the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
s PageSix.com, Radar Magazine, TMZ.com
TMZ.com
TMZ.com is a celebrity news website that debuted on November 8, 2005. It was a collaboration between America Online and Telepictures Productions, a division of Warner Bros., until Time Warner divested AOL in 2009. However, it is still affiliated with AOL News and has the AOL News logo affixed in...
, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
and The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, He reported education and youth issues for Connect for Kids, and Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed is a daily online publication focused on college and university topics, based in Washington, D.C., USA.The publication was founded in 2004 by Kathlene Collins, formerly a business manager for The Chronicle of Higher Education, and two former top editors of The Chronicle, Scott...
, in Washington D.C. He is a political science and psychology alum of the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
. He resides in metro Washington DC.
Awards
- Native American Journalists AssociationNative American Journalists AssociationThe Native American Journalists Association, based in Norman, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is dedicated to supporting Native Americans in journalism, and focuses on improving communications among Native peoples, and between Native Americans and the general public...
2011 Excellence in Journalism Media Awards: "Best Feature Story Weekly," and "Best Environmental Story Daily/Weekly" Mother Earth Journal - Native American Journalists AssociationNative American Journalists AssociationThe Native American Journalists Association, based in Norman, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is dedicated to supporting Native Americans in journalism, and focuses on improving communications among Native peoples, and between Native Americans and the general public...
2010 Media Awards: "Best News Story Daily/Weekly" Mother Earth Journal - Native American Journalists AssociationNative American Journalists AssociationThe Native American Journalists Association, based in Norman, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is dedicated to supporting Native Americans in journalism, and focuses on improving communications among Native peoples, and between Native Americans and the general public...
2009 Media Awards: "Best News Story Daily/Weekly" - Native American Journalists AssociationNative American Journalists AssociationThe Native American Journalists Association, based in Norman, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is dedicated to supporting Native Americans in journalism, and focuses on improving communications among Native peoples, and between Native Americans and the general public...
2009 Media Awards: "Best Feature Story Daily/Weekly" - Best Journalistic Publication Media Award, Association for College and University College Counseling Directors, 2006
- Native American Journalists AssociationNative American Journalists AssociationThe Native American Journalists Association, based in Norman, Oklahoma on the campus of the University of Oklahoma, is dedicated to supporting Native Americans in journalism, and focuses on improving communications among Native peoples, and between Native Americans and the general public...
2004 Media Awards: "Best Feature Writing in a Monthly"
See also
- Native American journalists
- American journalists by ethnic or national origin
- Native American writers