By Kevin McCauley
Matt Cooper former Washington correspondent for U.S. News & World Report, Time and Newsweek, is now managing editor of the National Journal Group.
He joins from the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, where he had been senior advisor.
Cooper had been White House correspondent for USN&WR and deputy
bureau chief for both Newsweek and Time.
While at Time, Cooper was a key figure in the Valerie Plame/CIA leak affair. He was held in contempt of court and threatened with jail for refusing to testify before a grand jury. After the U.S. Supreme Court refused Cooper and then New York Times reporter Judith Miller's appeal, he agreed to testify. Miller served time.
He also served as editor for The New Republic, Washington Monthly, Conde Nast's ill-fated Portfolio and TalkingPointsMemo.com.
Ron Fournier, NJG editor, said in a statement that Cooper has "incredible knowledge about how this city works and combines it with a dexterity that is perfect for our rapidly changing media environment."
NJG owner David Bradley has been busy staffing up his operation that includes National Journal, CongressDaily, Hotline, The Almanac of American Politics, and Global Security Newswire. |