David Weigel

David Weigel: Biography in Details

Who is David Weigel?

David Weigel is an American journalist who worked for ‘The Washington Post’ since 2015. Previously, he covered politics for ‘Slate’ and ‘Bloomberg Politics’. Also, he also served as a contributing editor for ‘Reason’ magazine.

David Weigel: Age(40), Parents, Siblings, Nationality, Ethnicity

He was born on September 26, 1981, in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. He is currently 40 years old. His father’s name is Alex Weigel but his mother’s name is unknown. Also, he has not mentioned anything about his siblings.

David Weigel holds American citizenship but his ethnicity is unknown.

David Weigel: Education, School/College University

David Weigel attended the American Community School in Cobham, Surrey and graduated from there in 2000. In the same year, he moved to Chicago and achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in 2004 from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, with a double major in journalism and political science and a minor in history.

During his college time, he wrote for ‘The Daily Northwestern’ and also worked as editor-in-chief of the campus conservative newspaper Northwestern Chronicle.

David Weigel: Professional Life and Career

David Weigel began his career as a writer. He served for The Daily Northwestern as a writer and alter, he became editor-in-chief of the campus conservative newspaper Northwestern Chronicle. In 2007, he became a registered Republican in Washington, D.C. and also took the writing job on The Washington Post website which focused on aspects of the conservative movement.

David Weigel’s wonderful work got praised and got hired to add a voice to the paper’s political coverage. But, in a tweet he called the same-sex marriage as bigots while he was working at The Washington Post, he got criticized which let him lose his post and he was fired in 2010. Then he apologized, resigned and joined Bloomberg Politics.

David Weigel also covers politics for a living, and thousands of readers and fans follow his opinion section and the blogs in the U.S and worldwide.

David Weigel: Awards, Nominations

It seems David Weigel has not been awarded in his journalism career till date.

How much is the net worth and salary of David Weigel?

David Weigel must have earned a decent sum of money from his journalism career however, he has not revealed his exact net worth, salary, and income. Also, he adds some portion of his net worth from writing a career.

David Weigel: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

David Weigel’s private emails from JournoList were posted online by the website Fishbowl DC in late June 2010 and later by Tucker Carlson’s conservative news site, The Daily Caller. The archived emails included negative remarks about various public figures associated with American conservatism such as Matt Drudge, Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan, and Rush Limbaugh.

Before the second round of email was published on the Tucker Carlson sit, he apologized online, resigned from The Washington Post and Ezra Klein shut down JournoList.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

David Weigel has grey eyes and brown hair. Also, he stands with decent height and weight. But other information regarding his shoe size, dress size, etc. are not available.

Is David Weigel active on social media?

David Weigel has around 11k followers on Twitter, and around 7.8k followers on Facebook, but he does not seem to be active on Instagram.

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