Howard David Fineman is an American journalist and television commentator.
18 Facts About Howard Fineman
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At the height of the publication's influence, Howard Fineman was its chief political correspondent, senior editor and deputy Washington bureau chief.
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Howard Fineman's "Living Politics" column was posted weekly on Newsweek.
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Howard Fineman has been an NBC News analyst, contributing reports to the network and its cable affiliate MSNBC.
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Howard Fineman appeared regularly on Hardball with Chris Matthews, The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, and The Rachel Maddow Show.
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The author of scores of Newsweek cover stories, Howard Fineman's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Republic and RealClearPolitics, where was a contributing correspondent during the 2020 election cycle.
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Howard Fineman is the author of The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country, which takes the position that we are a nation built on healthy disagreements and arguments.
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Howard Fineman was raised in a Jewish family in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, the son of Jean and Charles Howard Fineman, both teachers.
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Howard Fineman attended Colfax Elementary and Taylor Allderdice High School, graduating in 1966.
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Howard Fineman was a recipient of both the Thomas J Watson Fellowship and the Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship for study in Europe, Russia and the Middle East.
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Howard Fineman used the grant to travel to Ukraine and explore his family's Jewish roots.
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In March 2022, Howard Fineman wrote about the experience after Russia invaded Ukraine.
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Howard Fineman began his journalism career at The Louisville Courier-Journal, covering the environment, the coal industry and state politics before joining the newspaper's Washington bureau in 1978.
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Howard Fineman moved to Newsweek in 1980, was named Chief Political Correspondent in 1984, Deputy Washington Bureau Chief in 1993 and Senior Editor in 1995.
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Howard Fineman has become a regular guest on Tony Kornheiser's podcast offering political insight to Tony as well as Pittsburgh sports updates.
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Howard Fineman has written on the rise of the "religious right", the power of talk radio, race and politics, and the Pledge of Allegiance controversy.
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Howard Fineman has interviewed business leaders such as Bill Gates, Steve Case, and Steve Ballmer.
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Howard Fineman was a panelist on PBS's Washington Week in Review from 1983 to 1995, and on CNN's Capital Gang from 1995 to 1998.