Salena Zito
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]
Books
- Zito, Salena; Todd, Brad (2018). The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics. Crown Forum. ISBN 978-1-5247-6368-8.[5]
- Zito, Salena (2021). It's Complicated: How Our Nation Is Coming Together and Falling Apart. Creators Publishing. ISBN 978-1949673364.
- Zito, Salena (2025). Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland. Center Street. ISBN 978-1546009146.
Awards
In 2024, Zito received the Media Research Center Bulldog Award.[6]
References
- ^ Uberti, David (June 19, 2017). "Drive-by journalism in Trumplandia". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Dylan (September 5, 2018). "The Salena Zito controversy, explained". Vox. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ Zito, Salena (September 4, 2018). "The Twitter trolls attacking my work are all wrong". New York Post. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ Feinberg, Ashley (August 30, 2018). "Take Salena Zito Neither Seriously Nor Literally". HuffPost. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
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- Reviews of The Great Revolt
- Zernike, Kate (June 15, 2018). "Why Trump Voters Supported Trump". The New York Times. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- Lozada, Carlos (June 7, 2018). "How to slice, dice and make nice with the Trump coalition". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- Continetti, Matthew (May 10, 2018). "Understanding the Upheaval". National Review. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ^ Harper, Jennifer (May 7, 2024). "Inside the Beltway: Media Research Center gives awards to the 'great American truth-tellers'". The Washington Times. Retrieved May 18, 2025.