Michael Allen (journalist)

Michael Allen in 2010.

Michael Allen (born 1964) is the chief political reporter for Politico, and writes the daily Playbook; in April 2010, the New York Times called him "The Man The White House Wakes Up To."^[1] Prior to joining Politico for its 2007 launch, he worked at numerous other publications, including The New York Times and Time.

Biography

Allen grew up in Orange County, California. A former Eagle Scout, he graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1986 with a double major in politics and journalism.^[2]

His first reporting job was with the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star. He has also worked at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Washington Post, The New York Times and Time.

At Politico, a Washington-based print and on-line publication launched by Allbritton Communications, Allen writes the daily “Playbook.”^[3] In April 2010, the New York Times reported that Playbook brings in $780,000 for Politico, considerably more than Allen's estimated salary in excess of $250,000.^[4]

Allen was featured in a piece for the April 25, 2010 edition of the New York Times Magazine entitled, "The Man the White House Wakes Up To". He is considered by many to be one of the most powerful and influential journalists in Washington.^[2]

Allen is the son of conservative journalist and John Birch Society member Gary Allen.^[5]

Awards

In 2004, Allen won the White House Correspondents' Association’s Merriman Smith Memorial Award for outstanding presidential coverage on deadline. The award was given to Allen for his reporting of President George W. Bush’s secret trip to Baghdad, Iraq.^[6]

References

1. ^ Leibovich, Mark (April 21, 2010). "Politico's Mike Allen, the Man the White House Wakes Up To". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/magazine/25allen-t.html?scp=1&sq=the+man+the+white+house+wakes+up+to&st=cse&pagewanted=print. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Leibovich, Mark (April 21, 2010). "The Man the White House Wakes Up To". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/magazine/25allen-t.html. 
3. ^ Reporter Bio: Mike Allen Politico.
4. ^ Leibovich, Mark (April 21, 2010). "Politico's Mike Allen, the Man the White House Wakes Up To". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/25/magazine/25allen-t.html?scp=1&sq=the+man+the+white+house+wakes+up+to&st=cse&pagewanted=print. 
5. ^ AP (1986-12-02). "Gary Allen, 50, Dies in West - Spread Conservatives' View - Obituary". NYTimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/02/obituaries/gary-allen-50-dies-in-west-spread-conservatives-view.html. Retrieved 2010-09-30. 
6. ^ Journalism and Mass Communications-Washington and Lee University

External links

• Politico.com bio

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Name	Allen, Michael
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Date of birth	1964
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