Native American journalist
Rob Capriccioso is a journalist and writer who founded the Indigenous Wire publication on the
Substack platform.
[1] He is the first Indigenous journalist to receive a Substack Pro deal.
[2]
Indigenous Wire covers policy, politics, media, economics and sovereignty issues.
[3]
Background
Rob Capriccioso is an enrolled citizen of the
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians in
Sault Ste. Marie , Michigan.
[4] He is a political science and psychology alum of the
University of Michigan . He resides in metro
Washington, D.C.
Journalism career
Capriccioso was the longtime Washington Bureau Chief for
Indian Country Today and wrote special features for the publication during the COVID-19 pandemic;
[5] before that he worked as a general assignment reporter for ICT starting in 2008.
[6] He was later a senior editor based in the
Washington, D.C. metro area for
Tribal Business News .
[7] He was a contributing writer to
American Indian Report and
News from Indian Country .
[8]
Capriccioso covers the
White House , the
Executive Branch , the
United States Congress , the
Supreme Court of the United States , and presidential campaigns, 2004 through 2024.
[9]
[10] He is the first Native American journalist to Q&A a sitting president,
President Barack Obama , in an Oct. 4, 2012 news story titled, "President Obama Answers Questions From Indian Country Today Media Network in Unprecedented Exchange.".
[11] Previously, he received answers from
President George W. Bush for a journalistic website presentation of the former
Connect for Kids publication.
[12]
He has interviewed such notables as U.S. President
Barack Obama ,
[13] Transportation Secretary
Pete Buttigieg ,
[14]
White House Chief of Staff
Pete Rouse ,
[15]
Bolivian President
Evo Morales (
Aymara ),
[16]
Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid ,
[17]
Homeland Security Chief
Michael Chertoff ,
[18] members of Congress and tribal leaders. His reporting on Indigenous issues was cited in testimony to Congress.
[19] His reporting on the Treasury Department's inequitable distributions of pandemic relief funds to tribes was cited in a September 2021 letter from several U.S. senators to the Biden administration.
[20]
He was a featured speaker at the 2022
SXSW conference, regarding his work as a journalist during the so-called "creator economy."
[21]
[22]
One of a small number of
Native American journalists to contribute to mainstream media, as documented by the
Native American Journalists Association , he has served as a contributing editor to
Campaigns and Elections ,
[23] helped launch
Politico as its founding website editor,
[24] and has appeared on
National Public Radio
[25]
[26]
[27] to discuss Native and political topics of the day.
Awards and honors
Capriccioso has won numerous awards throughout his career, including a general excellence
Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) beat award for his coverage of tribal-federal policy in 2015.
[28] He won the 2013 NAJA award for Best News Story
[13] and the first and second place awards for the NAJA Best News Story and third place for Best Feature Story in 2014.
[29] In 2011, he received two more first place NAJA awards, in the news and feature categories.
[30] He was awarded in 2006 by the
Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors for his reporting on the counseling crisis facing students at various institutions of higher education.
[31] He earned his first NAJA first place award in 2004 and was elected to serve on the NAJA Board in 2015-16.
[32]
See also
Notes
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"Tribal Biz News editor Capriccioso leaves for Substack" . January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022 .
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"Anishinaabe writer starts Indigenous Wire" (PDF) . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
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"Indigenous Wire About" . Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
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"The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Official Web Site – The Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians Official Web Site" . Saulttribe.com. Archived from
the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
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"Indian County Today Author Rob Capriccioso" . Retrieved May 25, 2021 .
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"Indian Country Today Media Network to Launch January 14, 2011 – NEW YORK, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/" . New York: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
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"Tribal Business News names Rob Capriccioso as senior editor – GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., May 17, 2021" . Retrieved May 25, 2021 .
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"SXSW Schedule, Rob Capriccioso" . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
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Bush and Kerry Complete Connect for Kids Homework Assignment | SparkAction
Archived September 6, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Native educator turns DNC star speaker | Indian Country Today | Content" . Indian Country Today. Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
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"President Obama Answers Questions From Indian Country Today Media Network in Unprecedented Exchange - ICTMN.com" . Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. Retrieved November 9, 2012 .
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Bush and Kerry Complete Connect for Kids Homework Assignment | SparkAction
Archived September 6, 2008, at the
Wayback Machine
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a
b ICT Staff (June 27, 2013).
"Indian Country Today Media Network Honored With Multiple NAJA Awards" . Indian Country Today . Retrieved March 19, 2023 .
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"Indigenous Wire Q&A: 'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg builds up tribal infrastructure plans" . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
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"A Conversation with Pete Rouse" . Indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. December 16, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
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"An interview with President Evo Morales | Indian Country Today | Content" . Indian Country Today. Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
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"Remembering Harry Reid's Native American legacy" .
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"Native & American Indian News, Culture, Music, Art and More - Indian Country Today Media Network.com" . Indiancountrytoday.com. Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
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"Stacy Dixon testimony" (PDF) . Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
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"Warren, Wyden, Padilla, Merkley, Daines Urge Treasury Secretary to Establish an Office of Tribal Affairs" (PDF) . Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
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"SXSW Schedule, Rob Capriccioso, Founder at Indigenous Wire" . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
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"Controlling the Narrative: Writers Forging a New Way" . Retrieved February 20, 2022 .
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>> "Search." [
permanent dead link ] Politics Magazine, (retrieved Jan 25, 2010)
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"Tribal Business News names Rob Capriccioso as senior editor – GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., May 17, 2021" . Retrieved May 25, 2021 .
^ Tell Me More (October 12, 2009).
"U.S. Apology To Native Americans: Unnecessary Or Not Enough?" . NPR.org . NPR. Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
^ Tell Me More (November 6, 2009).
"Native American Leaders Convene In Washington, D.C. : NPR" . NPR.org . Ww.npr.org. Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
^ Tell Me More (December 9, 2009).
"U.S. Settles Billion-Dollar Lawsuit With Native Americans" . NPR.org . NPR. Retrieved January 13, 2012 .
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https://ictnews.org/archive/indian-country-today-media-network-honored-with-multiple-naja-awards
^ ICT Staff (September 13, 2018).
"NAJA Announces 2014 Award Winners; ICTMN Earns 17" . Indian Country Today . Retrieved March 19, 2023 .
^ ICT Staff.
"Valerie Taliman and Other ICTMN Journalists Honored at NAJA Convention" . Indian Country Today . Retrieved July 13, 2023 .
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https://www.aucccd.org/media-award
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https://www.saulttribe.com/my-files/download-file?path=newsroom%252Fsault%2Btribe%2Bnewspaper%252F2015%252F08-07-15%2BV36N8.pdf
References
American Indian Report Volume 24, Issues 5–10. Pages 7, 20, 26 .
‘’Silenced!: academic freedom, scientific inquiry, and the First Amendment ...’’ (Praeger, 2007) page 106,
ISBN
978-0-275-99686-4 , by
Bruce E. Johansen .
Reading Toni Morrison , By Rachel Lister (
ISBN
1-4000-3341-1 ) Page 104.
Native American issues By Paul C. Rosier – Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003 –
ISBN
0-313-32002-0 .
Journalism across cultures By Fritz Cropp, Cynthia M. Frisby, Dean Mills – Ames : Iowa State Press, 2003 –
ISBN
0-8138-1999-7 ; pages 132–158.
Capriccioso, Rob. "Reading Red 2008." Indian Country Today .
Staff reporter, Indian Country Today
National Public Radio
National Public Radio
National Public Radio
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