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Matt Laslo

Washington, D.C.
As seen in: The LCB, Medium, MSN, MSN Australia, MSN Canada, Daily Mail, MSN India, MSN UK, Reuters, The Guardian, USA Today and
Covers:  AI, tech, crypto, data privacy, guns (40+ mass shootings), Indian Country, artificial intelligence, criminal justice, opioids, marijuana (moderated Aspen Ideas Fest’s first-ever cannabis panel), etc.
Journalist, prof. & public speaker. My wire service: www.thelcb.com/ My startup: askapolpolitics.com

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Matt Laslo’s Biography

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Based on Capitol Hill, Matt Laslo’s a veteran journalist, consultant and new media Lecturer (55+ guest lectures; cited in 100+ law reviews, books & journals).

Laslo’s been Correspondent for WIRED, VICE, Rolling Stone, VICE News Tonight HBO, Daily Beast, Playboy, WAMU, etc.

He runs Washington’s only regionally-focused, national wire service, The LCB, which has delivered tailored reporting to 60+ local NPR stations, five Pulitzer Prize winners, award-winning alt-weeklies and trusted regional pape…

Matt Laslo’s Journalist Portfolio

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Pot for the People: New Bill Would Allow Federal Employees to Access Weed

Pot for the People: New Bill Would Allow Federal Employees to Access Weed

“For me, getting blown up again, I’d rather do that than have to go through the detox of getting off those op…

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Musicians Are Begging Mitch McConnell to Save Live Music Before It's Too Late

Musicians Are Begging Mitch McConnell to Save Live Music Before It's Too Late

I caught Mitch McConnell taking meetings with Kentucky artists My Morning Jacket and Sturgill Simpson even as…

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The Fight Over Section 230-and the Internet as We Know It

The Fight Over Section 230-and the Internet as We Know It

Cited in 20+ law reviews, including Harvard Journal of Law & Technology, Berkeley Technology Law Journal (“Da…

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My First Byline: Matt Laslo

My First Byline: Matt Laslo

5. What advice do you have for people looking to break into journalism? "We failed, so don’t do what we di…

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Senator Gardner, Radical Centrist: ...cannabis-industry darling on run—from Trump’s legacy...

Senator Gardner, Radical Centrist: ...cannabis-industry darling on run—from Trump’s legacy...

...Gardner captured one of the nation’s last purple Senate seats by running as a “freethinker.” Tides churned…

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Exclusive: All 50 Senate Republicans weigh in on Jan. 6 hearings - only 8 are watching

Exclusive: All 50 Senate Republicans weigh in on Jan. 6 hearings - only 8 are watching

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Pundits and political reporters continue to compare the Jan. 6 select committee hearings t…

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Articles

I haven't filed a story from the Capitol since Jan 6 - forget rioters, I'm scared of TV Networks

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By Matt Laslo
| askapolpolitics.com
The nation’s TV Networks are blocking me from training a summer intern for the first time since 2012. And they still won’t credential my 7 veteran team members. I’ve now sent a personal letter to the Speaker, Minority Leader, Senate Leaders and each member of the Senate Rules Committee, begging them to intervene. Message me if you’re curious about the other letters; eager to share! My Bureau, The LCB, has provided clips, W-9s, proof of payments, etc.
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I haven't filed a story from the Capitol since Jan 6 - forget rioters, I'm scared of TV Networks

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By Matt Laslo
| Substack
The nation’s TV Networks are blocking me from training a summer intern for the first time since 2012. And they still won’t credential my 7 veteran team members. I’ve now sent a personal letter to the Speaker, Minority Leader, Senate Leaders and each member of the Senate Rules Committee, begging them to intervene. Message me if you’re curious about the other letters; eager to share! My Bureau, The LCB, has provided clips, W-9s, proof of payments, etc.
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Capitol Hill's lone MMA fighter delivers Trump a bruising snub

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By Matt Laslo
| MSN
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first journalism gig was covering town council and school board meetings along Philadelphia's Main Line for $25 an article.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I own a vintage one. But back in my big sister's undergrad, her friends would drink wine and pass a typewriter around all night.

How is social media changing news?

My generation squandered the promise of social media on our own shameless self-promotion and, in the process, lost the public's trust.

Awards

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2024 Folio Award

2024 - Best Public Policy News

"Editor-in-Chief Dave Levinthal and congressional correspondent Matt Laslo took top honors in the public policy news category for a data-driven deep dive that revealed how the Senate Ethics Committee had failed to punish any of its Senate colleagues during its last 1,523 tries. "The topic and investigative approach to the data earned this story high marks," judges wrote," according to Raw Story's release.* *Raw Story is a client of Matt Laslo's wire service, The LCB.

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EPPY Award

2023 - Best News/Political Blog

"An investigation by Editor-in-Chief Dave Levinthal and congressional correspondent Matt Laslo into failures by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Ethics to issue a single formal punishment in 16 years, despite fielding 1,523 complaints and launching 204 preliminary inquiries into alleged misdeeds among senators and Senate staffers," Raw Story Publisher Roxanne Cooper shared with readers.* *Raw Story is a client of Matt Laslo's wire service, The LCB.

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Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association

2014 - Outstanding Spot News

“Shooting on Capitol Hill” - breaking news award for live reporting during the 2013 Capitol shooting that ended with a mentally ill mother being shot to death with her infant in the back seat.* *a mom was killed for my 1st “trophy,” so I refuse to refer to myself as “award-winning”

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Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association

2013 - Outstanding News Series

Outstanding News Series Rebecca Blatt, Jonathan Wilson, Matt Laslo, “Federal Spending and the D.C. Area”

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Shorty Awards

2010 - Finalist 2010 Shorty Awards

EconomyStory.org: Outside of finance, but still in the realm of news in the public interest, The Diane Rehm Show @DRShow and Matt Laslo @MattLaslo of Capitol News Connection were both finalists in the news category. Washington, D.C. radio legend Diane Rehm shares inside views of her guests, like health care expert and NIH director Francis Collins, and asks listeners to answer questions on relevant news topics. Matt Laslo at Capitol News Connection gives real-time updates from his reporting escapades on Capitol Hill. A recent adventure found him hearing about Texas Independence Day: "Did you know it’s Texas Independence Day? Me neither, until Cornyn (R-TX) started talking about it on the Senate floor.

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