Bill McMorris

Bill McMorris (born March 10, 1986) is an American conservative journalist who serves as academic director for the National Journalism Center, and as a contributing editor for The Spectator and The Lamp. He previously served as senior editor of The Washington Free Beacon[1] and has contributed to Watchdog.org.[2]

Bill McMorris
Born (1986-03-10) March 10, 1986
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Investigative reporter, Researcher
Years active2009 – present

He also served as managing editor of Old Dominion Watchdog,[3] a part of the conservative Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity.[4] He is a former contributor to Illinois Statehouse News.[5]

Biography

McMorris was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Wilton, Connecticut. He attended Cornell University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and history.

McMorris reported on phantom congressional districts in 2009.[6] He also covered the corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.[7]

He served as a staff writer for the Santa Barbara News-Press and as an editorial intern for the National Journalism Center, a training outfit affiliated with Young America's Foundation.

McMorris joined the staff of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity in June 2009 as a researcher and investigative reporter. He became an investigative reporter for Watchdog.org in September 2009 when the website was launched.

He was a 2010 recipient of the Robert Novak Fellowship, sponsored by the Phillips Foundation. He began serving as an academic director for the NJC in 2011.

He served as managing editor for Virginia Statehouse News beginning in 2011, and transitioned to The Washington Free Beacon as a staff writer in 2012. He became a senior editor there in 2019 and left the publication in 2022.

References
  1. "Bill McMorris, Author at Washington Free Beacon".
  2. watchdog.org website
  3. "Staff". Archived from the original on 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-04-06.
  4. Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity website
  5. Illinois Statehouse News Archived April 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. http://watchdog.org/1519/the-list-just-keeps-on-growing/
  7. "Powerpoint vs. Power Tie: Blago Trial Pits Resolve Against Charisma | Illinois Statehouse News". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-04-06.


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