Our Team
Allison Silver, Editor
Allison Silver is a former editor at The New York Times "Week in Review" section. She was the editor of The Los Angeles Times Sunday "Opinion" section from 1991 to 2000. She was Politics Producer for "Charlie Rose." asilver@washingtonindependent.com
Laura McGann, Managing Editor
Laura McGann is a former reporter-blogger at Talking Points Memo. She has also worked for the Dow Jones newswire, where her bankruptcy reporting was picked up by The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press. A story McGann broke about an anti-terrorism data mining program run by the Department of Education and the FBI was inspiration for her dog’s name, FOIA. lmcgann@washingtonindependent.com
Spencer Ackerman, National Security Reporter
Spencer Ackerman is national security correspondent for The Washington Independent. He has reported for Talking Points Memo, The American Prospect and The New Republic. sackerman@washingtoninependent.com
Arthur Allen, Science Policy Reporter
Arthur Allen is the science reporter for The Washington Independent. He worked as a foreign correspondent, bureau chief and editor for the Associated Press. He is the author of "Vaccine: the Controversial Story of Medicine’s Greatest Lifesaver." He lives in Washington with his wife and two children. aallen@washingtonindependent.com
Matthew Blake, Oversight Reporter
Matthew Blake covers the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for the Washington Independent. He has done investigative reporting on social justice and government accountability issues for The Nation and Chicago Reporter magazines. He is unmistakably from the Midwest. mblake@washingtonindependent.com
Matthew DeLong, Presidential Election Blogger
Matthew DeLong is a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based reporter and blogger covering the McCain campaign for The Washington Independent on its staff blog, The Independnet Streak. He has previously reported for the Arizona Daily Sun and KNAU Arizona Public Radio in Flagstaff, as well as Campaigns & Elections (now Politics) magazine in Arlington, Va. mdelong@washingtonindependent.com
John Dougherty, Presidential Election Reporter
John Dougherty is a Phoenix-based freelance writer who covered economics and politics for Arizona weekly and daily newspapers for 24 years. He’s a graduate of Arizona State University with degrees in journalism and economics. jdougherty@washingtonindependent.com
Daphne Eviatar, Law Reporter
Daphne Eviatar a New York-based writer and lawyer who covers legal issues for The Washington Independent. She is a senior reporter at The American Lawyer. A former Alicia Patterson fellow and Pew International Journalism fellow, her work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, The Nation and many others. deviatar@washingtonindependent.com
Mary Kane, Economy Reporter
Mary Kane covers middle-class finance for The Washington Independent. She is a business writer whose work has appeared in Salon, The Washington Post, Politico.com, The Newark Star-Ledger and other publications. She covered finance for Newhouse News Service in Washington for 11 years. She lives in Arlington, Va., with her husband and three children. mkane@washingtonindependent.com
Mike Lillis, Congress Reporter
Mike Lillis follows Congress for The Washington Independent. Previously, he has covered health care policy with Inside Washington Publishers, and been DC correspondent for Iowa’s Waterloo Courier. He lives in Washington, DC. mlillis@washingtonindependent.com
Ari Melber, Obama Campaign Reporter
Ari Melber is on the road with the Obama campaign, covering the trail for The Washington Independent. Melber is the Net movement correspondent for The Nation magazine and a columnist for Politico. His writing has been cited by national publications across the spectrum, including the New York Times Magazine, NYTimes.com, The Washington Times, WashingtonPost.com, Economist.com, Time.com, Slate, The Wall Street Journal Online, The National Review Online, The American Conservative Online and The Atlantic Online. As a public affairs commentator, he has appeared on national radio and television, such as CNBC, CNN, C-SPAN, FOX, MSNBC, NPR and Air America, and been quoted by publications such as The New York Times, Roll Call, and Time. amelber@washingtonindependent.com, amelber@hotmail.com
Sridhar Pappu, National Politics Reporter
Sridhar Pappu covers national politics for The Washington Independent. Previously, he covered politics for The Washington Post "Style" section. He was also a correspondent for The Atlantic. spappu@washingtonindependent.com
Suemedha Sood, Environment Reporter
Suemedha Sood covers the environment for The Washington Independent. Her work has appeared in The Nation, AlterNet, Pop Matters, and Wiretap Magazine. When she’s not reporting for the Independent, she enjoys writing about food, art, music and culture for The Washington Post Express and The Onion A.V. Club. ssood@washingtonindependent.com
