Salena Zito is a Pennsylvania-born American political journalist and author [1] who is a reporter for the Washington Examiner and a contributor to The Washington Post . She was previously a columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the New York Post . [2]
Other reporters have frequently accused Zito of misrepresenting Republican Party officials as swing voters and of fabricating quotes in her reporting. [2] [3] [4] On at least three occasions, Zito has plagiarized content from other writers, including Wikipedia. [2]
In 2024, Zito received the Media Research Center Bulldog Award. [6]