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Patrick Howley

Patrick Howley is an American reporter. He is the former editor-in-chief of Big League Politics.

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Patrick Howley
Patrick Howley standing, looking at the camera wearing a blue blazer with a blue striped button-up shirt.
Born36–37
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GenreJournalism
SubjectPolitics
Websitepatrickreports.com

Patrick Howley (born 1989) is an American reporter.1 He is the former editor-in-chief of Big League Politics.2

Howley has been a reporter for Breitbart News in Washington, D.C.,34 The Washington Free Beacon, and The Daily Caller.3 He previously was an assistant editor for The American Spectator.5 He has written for National File and far-right newspaper The Epoch Times.2

In January 2017, Howley left Breitbart to start the far-right website Big League Politics.4 He has been criticized for his style of journalism and satire.6789

In 2019, Howley broke the story of a blackface and KKK costume photograph in Virginia governor Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook after receiving a tip from a "concerned citizen".10 Howley's website also broke the news of sexual assault allegations against Virginia lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax.1112

In 2020, writing for National File, Howley broke the story of then-Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham exchanging sexually suggestive texts with a woman who was not his wife.1

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  1. Murphy, Brian; Copp, Tara; Alexander, Ames (October 2, 2020). "U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham admits to sexting with California strategist". News & Observer. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. Beaujon, Andrew (25 July 2019). "Patrick Howley Has Left Big League Politics | Washingtonian (DC)". Washingtonian. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. Betsy Rothstein (2012-12-04). "Howley: Out at Free Beacon, in at Daily Caller". Mediabistro.com. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. Rosie Gray (2017-01-13). "Breitbart Alumni Launch 'Populist-Nationalist' Group". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  5. "Patrick Howley". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  6. Petri, Alexandra (October 10, 2011). "How not to occupy the street". Washington Post.
  7. Kludt, Tom (March 20, 2014). "The reporter behind those disgusting tweets has a weird, sexist sense of humor". Talking Points Memo.
  8. Groch-Begley, Hannah (March 20, 2014). "Meet Patrick Howley: The Daily Caller's Resident Sexist". Media Matters.
  9. Alterman, Eric (October 13, 2011). "Think Again: Crashing Occupy Wall Street". Center for American Progress.
  10. "A Tip From A Concerned Citizen Helps A Reporter Land The Scoop of a Lifetime". Washington Post. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  11. Gabriel, Trip; Grynbaum, Michael M. (4 February 2019). "With Northam Picture, Obscure Publication Plays Big Role in Virginia Politics". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  12. "Meet The Founder of the Conservative Website That Upended Virginia's Political World". WTVR. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2019-05-08.