Mark Leibovich: Chief National Correspondent for the New York Times Magazine, Author
MARK LEIBOVICH (b.1965) is the chief national correspondent for the New York Times Magazine, based in Washington, D.C. He is known for his profiles of political and media figures. He also writes the Times magazine’s “Your Fellow Americans” column about politics, media, and public life.
He came to the Times in 2006 after 10 years at the Washington Post and three at the San Jose Mercury News. Leibovich got his start as a journalist writing for Boston’s alternative weekly, The Phoenix, where he worked for four years.
In addition to his political writing, Leibovich has also written: The New Imperialists, a collection of profiles of technology pioneers; Citizens of the Green Room, an anthology of Leibovich’s profiles in the New York Times and Washington Post; and Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times, a behind-the-scenes look at the owners, and commissioner, of the National Football League.
Leibovich also appears frequently as a guest on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, and Deadline: White House, NPR’s On the Media, and other public affairs programs.
Mr. Leibovich grew up in the Boston area, and attended the University of Michigan. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and three daughters.
We divided our video interview with Mr. Leibovich into two sections:
- Life & Career
- NFL Football
For the football discussion, we included Stephanie Anderson, who is the partner of a former NFL player suffering from CTE, the concussion induced brain disease that has afflicted many NFL players.
STEPHANIE ANDERSON, MSM is an activist who works primarily on behalf of underprivileged children. She is the first person to successfully sue the NFL on a disability claim for brain injury for an active duty player.
The videos below are organized by topic and run between 30 seconds and 5 minutes. Click on any video. You must be connected to the Internet to view the videos.
MARK LEIBOVICH: LIFE & CAREER
SELF-CONFIDENCE: 0:59 sec.
SERENDIPITY: 0:57 sec.
DEVELOP A VOICE: 1:07 min.
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 2:30 min.
INSIGHT AND INSPIRATION: 1:29 min.
BIG GAME: THE NFL IN DANGEROUS TIMES
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:43 min.
RESPECTS OTHERS POINT OF VIEW: 1:03 min.
UNDERSTANDS THE BUSINESS: 1:24 min.
UNDERSTANDS THE AUDIENCE’S PERSPECTIVE: 1:24 min.
CRITICAL THINKING: 0:40 sec.
COLLABORATION: 1:09 min.
UNDERSTAND THE AUDIENCE’S PERSPECTIVE: 1:00 min.
COLLABORATION: 1:43 min.
STRONG DRIVE FOR ACHIEVEMENT: 1:30 min.
