Kenneth Vogel

Kenneth Vogel is an American journalist. He is the chief investigative reporter at Politico.^[1][2][3] 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.^[4][5] As part of his work, he focuses on political fundraising with particular emphasis on the political activities of the Koch brothers.^[6][7]

Early life and education

Vogel grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.^[1]

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.^[8][9] It was reviewed favorably in the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, and the Financial Times.^[10][11][12] 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."^[13] 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?”^[14] 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.”^[15] Vogel’s articles have been named among the best investigative news stories on campaign finance.^[16][17]

Personal

Vogel is married to Danielle Rosengarten, a former climate change legislation adviser to Joseph Lieberman.^[18]

Bibliography

• Vogel, Kenneth (June 3, 2014). Big Money: 2.5 Billion Dollars, One Suspicious Vehicle, and a Pimp–on the Trail of the Ultra-Rich Hijacking American Politics. PublicAffairs. ISBN 1610393392. 

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