Nationality American Occupation Journalist | Name Kenneth Vogel | |
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Alma mater University of Wisconsin-Madison Profiles | ||
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Kenneth Vogel is an American journalist. He was the chief investigative reporter at Politico, since its founding in 2007. In June 2017, he joined the Washington Bureau of The New York Times as a reporter covering conflict of interest issues, lobbying and money in politics. He is also the author of Big Money: 2.5 Billion Dollars, One Suspicious Vehicle, and a Pimp–on the Trail of the Ultra-Rich Hijacking American Politics. Vogel's writing often focuses on money in politics. As part of his work, he focuses on political fundraising with particular emphasis on the political activities of the Koch brothers.
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Early life and education
Vogel grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Career
Vogel has reported for The News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington, The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, The Journal Inquirer in Manchester, Connecticut, and the Center for Public Integrity. He joined Politico prior to its 2007 launch. His book on money and politics, Big Money: 2.5 Billion Dollars, One Suspicious Vehicle, and a Pimp—on the Trail of the Ultra-Rich Hijacking American Politics, was published in 2014. It was reviewed favorably in the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, and the Financial Times. In 2016, the WikiLeaks email interception revealed that Vogel had sent a draft of an investigative news article he authored about Hillary Clinton's fundraising with the Democratic National Committee (DNC) ahead of publication to a DNC official. Business Insider referred to Vogel's sharing of a pre-publication draft as "a break from typical journalistic ethics." Yet the Washington Post's media critic Erik Wemple wrote that Vogel was “bringing the full weight of a Politico investigation to the DNC and the Clinton campaign, as if to say: We’ve got all this stuff on you. What say you?” The article led Politifact to revise its rating of a claim that “the overwhelming amount” of money raised at a Clinton fundraiser would go to down-ballot Democrats; in light of Vogel’s reporting, the fact-checking organization changed its assessment from “Mostly True” to “Half True.” Vogel’s articles have been named among the best investigative news stories on campaign finance.
Personal
Vogel is married to Danielle Rosengarten, a former climate change legislation adviser to Joseph Lieberman.
