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Nick Schwellenbach on Muck Rack

Nick Schwellenbach

Charlottesville
Covers:  DOJ, EPA, DHS, Interior Dept, Treasury, corruption/excessive corporate influence/ethics, whistleblowers, broken oversight offices, and much more involving the federal government
Doesn't Cover: Consumer finance, state and local-level issues unless the feds are significantly involved and there's corruption/excessive corporate influence
An investigative journalist: www.pogo.org/about/people/nick-schwellenbach Signal: @schwellenbach.27 Encrypted email: schwellenbach@protonmail.com

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Nick Schwellenbach’s Biography

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An investigative journalist at the Project On Government Oversight with bylines in The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Yahoo News, Mother Jones, TIME Magazine, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and elsewhere. Center for Public Integrity alum. Former spokesperson at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.

Nick received his B.A. in history from the University of Texas-Austin and his M.A. in journalism from American University.

Nick’s work for POGO on excessive secrecy covering up serious misconduc…

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, and not ironically or in a kitschy way. I have used word processors too!

How is social media changing news?

It is distracting journalists and reinforcing pack journalism. Most potential sources and readers are not on Twitter all day

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

A brief email at first. If I am interested, I will let you know and we can take it from there, via the phone or other means.