Rob Capriccioso

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Rob Capriccioso
Nationality Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, American
Alma mater University of Michigan
Occupation(s)journalist, writer
Employer Indian Country Today
OrganizationIndigenous Wire

Rob Capriccioso is a journalist and writer who founded the Indigenous Wire publication on the Substack platform. [1] He is the first Indigenous journalist to receive a Substack Pro deal. [2] Indigenous Wire covers policy, politics, media, economics and sovereignty issues. [3]

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Background

Rob Capriccioso is an enrolled citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. [4] He is a political science and psychology alum of the University of Michigan. He resides in metro Washington, D.C.

Journalism career

Capriccioso was the longtime Washington Bureau Chief for Indian Country Today and wrote special features for the publication during the COVID-19 pandemic; [5] before that he worked as a general assignment reporter for ICT starting in 2008. [6] He was later a senior editor based in the Washington, D.C. metro area for Tribal Business News . [7] He was a contributing writer to American Indian Report and News from Indian Country . [8]

Capriccioso covers the White House, the Executive Branch, the United States Congress, the Supreme Court of the United States, and presidential campaigns, 2004 through 2024. [9] [10] He is the first Native American journalist to Q&A a sitting president, President Barack Obama, in an Oct. 4, 2012 news story titled, "President Obama Answers Questions From Indian Country Today Media Network in Unprecedented Exchange.". [11] Previously, he received answers from President George W. Bush for a journalistic website presentation of the former Connect for Kids publication. [12]

He has interviewed such notables as U.S. President Barack Obama, [13] Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, [14] White House Chief of Staff Pete Rouse, [15] Bolivian President Evo Morales (Aymara), [16] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, [17] Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff, [18] members of Congress and tribal leaders. His reporting on Indigenous issues was cited in testimony to Congress. [19] His reporting on the Treasury Department's inequitable distributions of pandemic relief funds to tribes was cited in a September 2021 letter from several U.S. senators to the Biden administration. [20] He was a featured speaker at the 2022 SXSW conference, regarding his work as a journalist during the so-called "creator economy." [21] [22]

One of a small number of Native American journalists to contribute to mainstream media, as documented by the Native American Journalists Association, he has served as a contributing editor to Campaigns and Elections, [23] helped launch Politico as its founding website editor, [24] and has appeared on National Public Radio [25] [26] [27] to discuss Native and political topics of the day.

Awards and honors

Capriccioso has won numerous awards throughout his career, including a general excellence Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) beat award for his coverage of tribal-federal policy in 2015. [28] He won the 2013 NAJA award for Best News Story [13] and the first and second place awards for the NAJA Best News Story and third place for Best Feature Story in 2014. [29] In 2011, he received two more first place NAJA awards, in the news and feature categories. [30] He was awarded in 2006 by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors for his reporting on the counseling crisis facing students at various institutions of higher education. [31] He earned his first NAJA first place award in 2004 and was elected to serve on the NAJA Board in 2015-16. [32]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Tribal Biz News editor Capriccioso leaves for Substack". January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Anishinaabe writer starts Indigenous Wire" (PDF). Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Indigenous Wire About" . Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Official Web Site – The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Official Web Site". Saulttribe.com. Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Indian County Today Author Rob Capriccioso" . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Indian Country Today Media Network to Launch January 14, 2011 – NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/". New York: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Tribal Business News names Rob Capriccioso as senior editor – GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., May 17, 2021" . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "SXSW Schedule, Rob Capriccioso" . Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  9. ↑ Bush and Kerry Complete Connect for Kids Homework Assignment | SparkAction Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Native educator turns DNC star speaker | Indian Country Today | Content". Indian Country Today. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  11. ↑ "President Obama Answers Questions From Indian Country Today Media Network in Unprecedented Exchange - ICTMN.com". Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012.
  12. ↑ Bush and Kerry Complete Connect for Kids Homework Assignment | SparkAction Archived September 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  13. 1 2 ICT Staff (June 27, 2013). "Indian Country Today Media Network Honored With Multiple NAJA Awards". Indian Country Today. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Indigenous Wire Q&A: 'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg builds up tribal infrastructure plans" . Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  15. ↑ "A Conversation with Pete Rouse". Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. December 16, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  16. ↑ "An interview with President Evo Morales | Indian Country Today | Content". Indian Country Today. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Remembering Harry Reid's Native American legacy".
  18. ↑ "Native & American Indian News, Culture, Music, Art and More - Indian Country Today Media Network.com". Indiancountrytoday.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Stacy Dixon testimony" (PDF). Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Warren, Wyden, Padilla, Merkley, Daines Urge Treasury Secretary to Establish an Office of Tribal Affairs" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  21. ↑ "SXSW Schedule, Rob Capriccioso, Founder at Indigenous Wire" . Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  22. ↑ "Controlling the Narrative: Writers Forging a New Way" . Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Search." [ permanent dead link ]Politics Magazine, (retrieved Jan 25, 2010)
  24. ↑ "Tribal Business News names Rob Capriccioso as senior editor – GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., May 17, 2021" . Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  25. ↑ Tell Me More (October 12, 2009). "U.S. Apology To Native Americans: Unnecessary Or Not Enough?". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  26. ↑ Tell Me More (November 6, 2009). "Native American Leaders Convene In Washington, D.C. : NPR". NPR.org. Ww.npr.org. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  27. ↑ Tell Me More (December 9, 2009). "U.S. Settles Billion-Dollar Lawsuit With Native Americans". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
  28. ↑ https://ictnews.org/archive/indian-country-today-media-network-honored-with-multiple-naja-awards
  29. ↑ ICT Staff (September 13, 2018). "NAJA Announces 2014 Award Winners; ICTMN Earns 17". Indian Country Today. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  30. ↑ ICT Staff. "Valerie Taliman and Other ICTMN Journalists Honored at NAJA Convention". Indian Country Today. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  31. ↑ https://www.aucccd.org/media-award
  32. ↑ https://www.saulttribe.com/my-files/download-file?path=newsroom%252Fsault%2Btribe%2Bnewspaper%252F2015%252F08-07-15%2BV36N8.pdf

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