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Mission Statement:
Robert Weiner Associates / Weiner Public News writes opinion articles, news stories, and action releases, and conducts and generates radio and television interviews, that reflect our company's commitment to American values of helping people, freedom, justice, and integrity. These qualities are plain for all to see, whether in the life of a political organization, government agency, the living culture of a corporation, or the actions and words of a great athlete.
RWA and Weiner Public News
creates, sharpens, and delivers the message that can and often does define the event or issue.. We develop selected issues (yes, that's right: if an issue is boring we won't write about it if we think people won't care about it) in government, political and private sectors. We generate news coverage to impact a message for an audience.
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writes and speaks with media on a variety of subjects: drug policy, aging issues, government operations, sports information, government and political campaign issues and organization, and other issues where we have expertise. Bob has over 30 years of top experience in the political and government arenas:
- With the White House as the Drug Czar's Public Affairs Director
- With Congressman John Conyers as Communications Director of the Government Operations Committee
- With Congressman Charles Rangel as Press Secretary for the House Narcotics Committee
- With Congressman Claude Pepper as Staff Director of the Aging Committee
- With Congressman Ed Koch as Legislative Assistant
- With Senator Ted Kennedy as political aide to his Senate and
Presidential campaigns
- With the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate as its
first Youth Vote Director after 18-year-olds obtained the vote by
Constitutional amendment
- Bob has continued to contribute through the present.
Bob was Director of the Daily Press Briefing Room
at Democratic National Conventions 2008 in Denver, 2012 in Charlotte, and 2016 in Philadelphia
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David Letterman and Ben Lasky, RWA NPC Onsite Coordinator/Senior Policy Analyst/Oped Writer, causing defeat of Washington Capitals in Game 1 of 2nd Round Playoff. Lasky told Letterman, "We miss you." Letterman thanked him and invited him onto show -- then remembered, "Oh, no more show."
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"How to be a Successful Intern at Robert Weiner Associates", by Jonathan Battaglia, summer 2010 intern
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March 1, 2022 -- Ben Lasky's chocolate pickle at National Press Club -- photo by Adjanni Ramos
October 28, 2021 -- "We had twins!" -- Chapel Hill NC Farmfest -- Robert Weiner, Patricia Berg, and friends
September 11, 2021 -- Photos: Patricia Berg and Roberg Weiner at Maryland Senior Olympics
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Thanks to all who helped Pat train and got her pools, advice, and support this past year! Photo by Maryland Senior Olympics photographer Dennis Tuttle, who asked to take the shot.
January 28, 2021 -- Photo: Weiner Public News Team - Rebecca Lee, Robert Weiner, Ben Lasky, and Adjanni Ramos
2008 - Photo: Mayor Ed Koch with Robert Weiner and Pat Berg at dinner at Sardi's Restaurant off Broadway in Manhattan under his poster-size caricature (top of photo) as Sardi's is renowned for showing of VIPs and posters of mayors
1970s - Photo: Cong. Ed Koch and Robert Weiner together in the 1970s while he was in Congress and just before he became mayor of New York City
October 31, 1979 - Photo: New England Director of Aging Frank Ollivierre; Mass. Secretary of Elder Affairs Thomas Mahoney; Congressman Claude Pepper; Massachusetts Governor Edward King; and Robert Weiner. Pepper gave a speech at the meeting in Boston.
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Circa 1978 - Photo: Robert Weiner and Congressman Claude Pepper at work in his office
July 27, 2020
-- Bob at John Lewis Memorial Service at Capitol
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November 15, 2019
-- David Anderson, Stacey Abrams, and Bob Weiner at National Press Club
November 15, 2019
-- Photo: Ben Lasky, Stacy Abrams, and Bob Weiner at National Press Club
December 2, 2017
-- Photo: Jay Jacob Wind, Olympic decathlon gold medalist Dan O'Brien, and Bob Weiner at USATF national convention
-- Photo by Jay Jacob Wind (selfie)
April 3, 2017
-- Photo: Bob, Pat, and Cong. John Conyers, Dean of the House, joking around at Bob's 70th Birthday at National Press Club
-- Photo by Jonathan Battaglia, Assistant Communications Director, Machinists Union (IAM), former star intern/oped writer, Robert Weiner Associates
November, 2016
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Bob Weiner at World Masters Championships, Perth, Australia -- 2000 meter steeplechase, ahead of Doug Smith of Canada
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September 30, 2016
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Bob Weiner, RWA intern policy analyst Thekla Truebenbach, and RWA NPC onsite coordinator Ben Lasky meet with former Clinton Chief of Staff Mac McLarty during NPC discussion of presidential transitions. Mac reads latest RWA oped in Washington Times. Thekla smiles as co-author when Mac says to her, "You're right there in the byline!"
-- National Press Club Photo by Noel St. John
April 22, 2016
-- Photo of Bob Weiner, President, Weiner Public News, center,
with National Press Club op-ed co-authors (L to R):
Daniel Khan, Lile Fu, Bob, Elizabeth Burke, senior analyst Ben Lasky
September 5, 2015 -- Photo of Bob with medal for 1st in age group M, Pat 2nd age group F, at
National Press Club 5K
May 22, 2015
-- Photo of Garrison Keillor of Prairie Home Companion with Autumn Kelly, Pat Berg, and Robert Weiner at National Press Club
March 9, 2015 -- Photo of Sen. Bernard Sanders and Robert Weiner at National Press Club
November 20, 2014 -- Photo of Rep. Clyburn and RWA staff
November 14, 2014 -- Photo of Evan Baumel, Florian Prommer, Pat Berg, Robert Weiner, and Joseph Abay at National Press Club
November 14, 2011 -- Rep. Steny Hoyer, Bob Weiner, and Rep. John Conyers -- on C-SPAN
August 31, 2014 -- Robert Weiner wins 2000m steeplechase at Potomac Valley Games
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June 17, 2014 -- Rep. Chris Van Hollen and Bob Weiner at National Press Club
April 2, 2014 -- Dr. Patricia Berg, Rep. Steve Israel, and Bob Weiner at National Press Club
January 25, 2011 -- Robert Weiner asks a question of Richard Dreyfuss at National Press Club (photo credit National Press Club)
August 2010 -- Robert Weiner at Northern Virginia Running Club race
June 30, 2010 -- Bob Weiner, Jonathan Battaglia and Noah Merksamer with Senate Majority Whip Richard Durban at National Press Club
May 19, 2010 -- Gov. Tim Kaine, Democratic National Committee Chair, with RWA’s Bob Weiner, Rebecca VanderLinde, and Jonathan Battaglia, at National Press Club
September 29, 2009 -- Bob and Pat with House Speaker Pelosi
2009 -- Bob at President Obama’s News Conferences (9 photos)
January 20, 2009 -- Pat and Bob at President Obama’s Inauguration Ball
2008 -- Photos at 2008 Democratic National Convention, Denver CO (photo credit: Chris Stone and Rebecca Vander Linde)
May 24, 2004 -- DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe with Bob Weiner and his RWA interns Sasha Varghese, Taylor Jubanowski, and Jeffrey Buchanan, at lunch meeting at DNC to launch RWA Summer Offensive.
July 31, 2002 -- Patricia Berg, Sam Donaldson, and Robert Weiner aboard The U.S.S. Sequoia -- photo by Jerry Weiner
July 31, 2002 -- Robert Weiner and Helen Thomas aboard The U.S.S. Sequoia -- photo by Jerry Weiner
RWA has helped:
In addition to his own news and opinion writing, since Bob left the White House in August 2001, Robert Weiner Associates Public Affairs and Issue Strategies has been privileged to assist the following:
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Mary Alexander, San Francisco victims' rights attorney, former Association of Trial Lawyers of America national president
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- "Band of Brothers" (Parachute Infantry Heroes from WWII, Korea,
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- Claude Pepper Foundation and Center
- CRC Health Group, nation's largest substance abuse and behavioral treatment provider, R. Andrew Eckert, CEO
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- George Washington University Medical Center
- Hollins University
- Minority Leader of House Judiciary Committee
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- Radio America
- The Baltimore Sun
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- Detroit Free Press
- The New York Post
- The Washington Times
- United Defense LP
- University of Virginia
- USA Track & Field National Masters
Championships and media reports
- Vanguard Foundation
- West Point Military Academy / Terrorism Studies program,
faculty, and book
- World Anti-Doping Agency / Salt Lake City Olympic Games
WEINER PUBLIC NEWS
Sound Bytes on the News -- When to listen
Since leaving the White House, Robert Weiner has been a guest
commentator on more than 400 radio and television shows:
MEDIA POINTS
February 26, 2022
-- Statement by Robert Weiner:
- Question from National Press Club colleague: "Is Zelensky dead man walking?"
- Answer by Robert Weiner: I have seen a couple of times news TV photo of him in front of the Ukraine equivalent of WH -- gorgeous building
-- with his giving his messages. Unless he's got bullet proof armor and has lots of security people all round him all the time ready with AK 47
rapid fire machine guns, he could well be a dead man walking, and
he will be a forever hero-martyr in Ukraine and the world if so.
BUT what he is doing is inspiring the resistance -- tons coming back from escaping now to fight --
and people now in Ukraine preparing to fight and defend that IS slowing the Russians down.
But the Ukraine numbers are 1/3-1/5 the Russian numbers on people and weapons so they can only really win with cleverness and dedication
-- MANY Russians are questioning the war even Ovechkin (can't figure out if this helps or hurts our chances of getting him as speaker but will try again next week
-- he said yes but in person...), and 200 Russian journalists. Best new idea out there is (retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander) Vindman
saying on all the shows we must give lots of unmanned drones (Michael Smerconish on CNN also said best-informed new idea)
and have Ukraine start using them. But none the less it all seems hopeless at this point but MAYBE not.
January 9, 2021
-- Statement by Robert Weiner:
- House will pass impeachment. Has to happen. What he did was defile and attempt to destroy democracy. Since House can, it must, regardless of what Senate does. At least he will be only 2-time impeached President. It's the right thing.
- Little reported is maybe the worst part-- he tried to block and slow-walked the National Guard requested by Hogan and Bowser and Pelosi, and they with Pence had to end run the request to make it happen, but too late.
- It's coming out now, as Cong. Hank Johnson reported on MSNBC, that if the Capitol cop had not shot one particular person breaking into the House chamber itself where everyone was, there would have been shootings and lynchings right in there, by the whole mob, who were armed with zip ties, handcuffs, guns, and knives.
- How the Capitol Police did not have a perimeter of police and a temp fence around the building is beyond everyone, and no metal detectors at all doorway entrances, also beyond explanation. They even had that for the John Lewis funeral activities. Also coming out is some of the Capitol cops were Trump supporters who actually enjoyed, took selfies, and supported the entry of the mob, though of course they probably only expected a show/expanded protest, not violence, and thought the social media warnings were just the usual chatter.
- Yes, impeachment conviction can include bar from future office and pensions block but still don't think Senate will convict when takes it up. 50-50 Senate plus Harris is a long way from 2/3.
January 6-7, 2021
-- Robert Weiner interviewed live
on LBC Radio Britain (Leading Britain's Conversation)
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London Times Radio, re statement by Robert Weiner:
- I just HAD to see the final Electoral Vote action by Congress as it happened (3:40 AM), how the people I know all of
handled it given the awfully historic day, and knew they would put confidence back in country and they did.
- The one thing I didn't expect was Pence's perfect-pitch actions all through it.
- You could see in his face and tone, and how he followed and respected Pelosi's guidance and worked with her, his love of Constitutional process -- and also in his face and tone, the disgust at the Trump demands he ignored.
- He knew the process and finality was more important than Trump's BS, and he was willing to sacrifice any future endorsement for doing this at this time.
November 7, 2020 -- Statement by Robert Weiner:
- McConnell will reboot and help with the predictable bills for infrastructure and fixing health care (and virus relief including to small businesses and workers' unemployment) because lot of Republican Senators also want that.
- They will all run from Trump now as fast as they can by nonstatements like McConnell just made on counting the votes (he said to do) while ignoring Trump's blustering malicious but irrelevant lawsuits on it.
- I am hopeful of bipartisanship and McConnell cares about his and Senate's reputation. Actually has done that in the past. But Trump has been a negative on it. Now going going gone. Every Congress regardless of parties with new President starts by trying to look cooperative.
- I think that attitude prevails, and I hope that is why the stock market bounced back.
October 8, 2020 -- Statement by Robert Weiner:
- TALKING POINT following President Trump's Walter Reed ride and White House Return:
- Some say the President is "back in the saddle," and he said "Don't Let COVID Dominate Your Life"
- I disagree. It's Tarzan yell without nature you live in. He has the virus and isn't even to the midpoint of the 2-week oscillating down spiral when most people feel good after a few days and then the worst develops
- And he said nothing of the 210K who died from it so far nor of the families and friends who knew them
- All wish Trump well but he needs some humility, reality, and empathy
- I hate to say it, but he's also bringing the party down with him for a huge crash, which could have been avoided
- I think it's now too late to rebound from deficit of the new 16 points, half since the Walter Reed ride and the White House maskless display
- My take anyway..
- Best Regards, Bob
March 5, 2019 -- Statement by Robert Weiner:
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"When you have a Republican oversight chair who secretly goes to the White House to get
White House documents from his old staff working there and claims, 'Look what we found,' and
a Republican president who tells Russian diplomats he
invited to the Oval Office because Putin called and told him to, and
only has Russian press no American media there, and says,
'I fired Comey to get rid of this Russian investigation,'
when you have this kind of thing,
do you think we need some real oversight now that Democrats are in charge?"
- Note: Prior to working in Clinton White House for 6+ years,
Robert Weiner was spokesman for the House Oversight Committee (then called Government Operations Committee) for six years
January 6, 2019 -- Robert Weiner comments on the Federal shutdown and the wall:
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I loved the solution offered today on CNN or MSNBC:
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Let Trump declare his emergency and then claim wall win and agree to sign the bills opening the govt.
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Instantaneous solution while the courts and congressional appropriators then see (and courts rule) if his "emergency" use of military for construction and the money are legal.
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But it gets us past the blocking of government and 800,000 jobs.
December 23, 2018 -- Congress Update: Bob Weiner meets with U.S. Representative Steny Hoyer
- I met with Steny at his local holiday party, and he agreed House and probably most Senate will intervene and file that Congress
MEANT severability when they VOTED severability LAST YEAR when passed the removal of the tax mandate so the
TX judge has no right to say Congress did not say severable.
Congress MEANT AND VOTED just last year to allow whole rest of ACA (Obamacare) to maintain.
Steny said this issue will be his first item up when new Congress comes back.
That TX rogue judge will be overturned and Supreme Court is likely AGAIN to support Congress on ACA
if even they decide to take the case after next court sustains the appeal to reverse the lower court.
Meanwhile, while that rogue judge decision is being appealed for above, Obamacare STAYS in place.
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So to people deciding on what to do, you are likely just fine using your ACA/Obamacare option.
They'd have to take health from 20 million new people that now have it,
AND take pre-existing conditions coverage from 120 MILLION people who now have it, to overturn.
This will not happen unless they want to see the "revolution."
Moreover, in the "new enrollments" for ACA JUST concluded this week, there are 8 1/2 MILLION MORE NEW enrollees.
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said his other priorities he'll bring to the floor as Majority Leader are gun background checks and infrastructure.
I told him Rep. Clyburn's statement to me a while ago that Republicans just don't want to pay for infrastructure,
and Steny said no longer a worry in the new congress.
May 23, 2017 -- Bob Weiner comments on 2018 White House Budget:
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I was in Mulvaney (OMB Director's) WH press briefing yesterday, and
he agreed with a questioner who asked, as a former Congressman (Mulvaney is),
doesn't most of the budget go nowhere and get totally rewritten by Congress?
He conceded it's a valid point.
Furthermore, most of the feedback D&R is this whole budget thrust of the vast cuts against the poor in programs like Meals on Wheels, medical research, children's health care,
medicaid cuts against the states will go nowhere.
You remember the one we just passed for this year reversed almost all the Trump cuts and expect the same in this next year's budget
when all is said and done (and there will be a lot of sound and fury about taxpayers first etc but it will land flat).
What gets me is the projection of 3% GDP growth based on economic productivity when we've actually had 5.5% under Democratic presidents since FDR
because of people and direct jobs programs versus 1.5% under Republicans because of tax breaks for the wealthy pulling money from the budget.
It simply does not work.
We documented that in a Miami Herald oped with graphs "The Myth of Trickle Down Economics."
So anyway, 3% is no biggie, yet that's the bar they are setting.
January 19, 2015 -- Bob Weiner's talking points on Affordable Care Act (ACA)
August 26, 2015 -- Bob Weiner's talking points on Biden, Hillary, Iran, new Obamacare repeal attempts
June 1, 2015 -- Bob Weiner's radio statement on Hillary and Campaign 2016
July 14, 2014 -- Bob Weiner's talking points Against Recent Obama-Bashes
October 28, 2013 -- Bob Weiner's media points October 2013
July 15, 2013 -- Trayvon Martin - George Zimmerman verdict points by Bob Weiner as stated on Main Street Radio "Battle Line," July 15, 2013, 6:21 PM ET
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Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman -- Kid (white or black, doesn't matter) enroute home with skittles and tea, a neighborhood watch guy predisposed to looking for crime gets out of his car, chases the unarmed kid because in a hoodie who's on his way home, is advised by 911 "you don't need to do that," regardless chases and guns him down, and claims self defense - when the kid was of COURSE clawing and fighting when chased and literally faced by guy with a gun - I would too - NO ONE made the point that the real self-defense was Martin who of course fought and so what if in that context he put Zimmerman the chaser in danger.
The prosecutor was inept, and the jury - TWO of them suspect: one said in the jury-selection process, late for a kid to be out, huh? 7:13 PM? For a teen? So stereotype bias. and the other,
"They were doing riots on the case." Huh? Legal peaceful demonstrations are 'riots'?
Both jurors should have been DQed. and NO BLACK JURORS. The one "mixed" - they never said how "mixed" - may have been like Zimmerman I think,
part Hispanic, and Hispanics don't necessarily sensitize to blacks and often the reverse.
So as I said, inept prosecution / state prosecutor and judge both I think by the way appointed by Republican, and while not partisan, predisposed to the Stand-law's biases.
- So despite the defense pizzazz and the prosecution's either ineptness or wink-and-nod predisposition, I know how I would have voted as a juror.
- Now, on the Civil rights case option, more difficult but can make a case given Zimmerman's pre-trial statements and even his 911 calls on Martin as well as history of his comments in 911 calls to the police before this case.
- Where Zimmerman may well be found liable is in a CIVIL case - lower bar of absolute evidence.
September 4, 2012 -- "What Mitt Romney Doesn't Want To Talk About" -- Bob Weiner's talking points for Democratic National Convention, Charlotte NC
Bob's talking points for "Fox and Friends" (he was interviewed live) and other media May 21, 2011:
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The Republicans dug their own pit with proposal to dismantle Medicare and all but 4 R's voting to dismantle. Gingrich spoke truth about its being radical right wing social engineering, but now is litmus test and could cost them the election -- and could be shown in NY 26th district Tuesday night.
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The new $14 trillion deficit is not a mystery - - $4 trillion from Bush/R tax cuts last decade, $4 Trillion from R tax cuts Obama said we would not do but then compromised or could not keep govt running with new R House, and $3 trillion for the 2 wars when you include the rehab and health and Intel... so with that $11 you're back to the $3 trillion Clinton level and he was reducing it while creating 22.5 million jobs - - but R's as David Broder said in column 5-6 years ago want to dismantle the New Deal and all social programs.
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Drug Policy Points by Robert Weiner, May 17, 2006
NSA spying and Cheney hunting - Media Points by Robert Weiner, February 13, 2006
Iraq/Afghanistan Points by Robert Weiner, August 24, 2005
Social Security Points by Robert Weiner, updated August 24, 2005
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Medicare Points by Robert Weiner, October 30, 2003
Job Openings at RWA:
Bylined Op-ed Writing Intern, Weiner Public News, Washington DC
A national issues column writers group, headed by a senior Clinton administration Public Affairs Director and former congressional communications director for congressional leaders is looking for quality volunteer intern to write bylined op-eds on progressive national issues in major publications and organize news conferences. We work with White House offices, leaders of Congress, consumer groups, world sports agencies, health care rights supporters, efficient military systems advocates, drug policy/criminal justice experts, progressive political organizations, and others.
One key aspect is that you will research, write, and co-byline oped columns (opinion pieces) in major national newspapers--we've done more than 900: (www.weinerpublic.com/opeds.html).
***We won the National Press Club President's Award for our oped program enlisting and training young journalists as bylined co-writers in major papers, and the NPC Vivien Award for organizing Newsmaker VIP news conferences with leaders of both parties on many issues. You will be part of it all.
You will work two-three days a week, and will meet at the National Press Club with breakfast and lunch buffets covered each day you are there for the internship.
If you have written for college or mainstream papers, radio-TV, or blogs, and have experience with deadlines and word efficiency, you may have what we need -- and what will make your internship productive, published, and fun.
Weiner Public News President Bob Weiner served in the Clinton White House as a Director of Public Affairs from 1995-2001. He has worked for Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey, U.S. Congressmen John Conyers (D-MI), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Claude Pepper (D-FL), Ed Koch (D-NY), and Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA). Bob believes in the energy and genius of youth and opposes age discrimination at either side. His first Washington position was as National Youth Vote Director for the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate during the famed break-in, where Bob's organization set the all-time youth vote turnout record. He was later Chief of Staff of the House Aging Committee, brought Colonel Sanders in as a witness, and is credited with leading landmark legislation to abolish mandatory retirement. Bob directed the Daily Press Briefing Room for the last three Democratic National Conventions (2016, 2012 and 2008), and brought an organizing team of college and young interns with him.
We have had recent op-eds published in The Washington Post, Washington Times, Miami Herald, Baltimore Sun, San Francisco Chronicle, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Boston Globe, New York Daily News, New York Post, Newsday, San Diego Tribune, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Palm Beach Post, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Des Moines Register, Denver Post, Tallahassee Democrat, Springfield Republican, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Austin American-Statesman, New Jersey Star-Ledger, Michigan Chronicle, and many others of the nation's top 100 papers, plus leading blogs like OpEd News and LaborPress. Oped News has regularly ranked our opeds H1, H2, H3, and H4, meaning the top op-eds in the nation the day they came out.
Compensation: This internship offers college/university credit, plus paid bonuses per oped, National Press Club intern membership, breakfast and lunches included at the National Press Club, and news conference event days.
We believe this is one of the best internships in the nation because of its uniqueness in getting you bylined in top papers, and your organizing top VIP news conferences.
Check out our opeds website link www.weinerpublic.com/opeds.html; for Bob's (and models of your future) opeds, including most co-authored with bylined interns as you will be; see broader link www.weinerpublic.com
***Together with your resume, please provide a cover letter and two or three 500-700 writing samples that show you can write sharp and to-the-point yet substantial opinion pieces. {If available, your pieces from college or community papers, or scripts you wrote for college or community radio-TV, welcome as work products. Otherwise anything that shows you can write opeds.).
Send to weinerpublic@comcast.net
Job Type: Bylined Oped Writing Internship
Experience: Previous writing for publication
Relevant: 1 year (Preferred)
Additional Compensation: bonuses, other forms
Work Location: Washington DC (National Press Club) and Accokeek MD
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January 12, 2020
-- "Op-ed Writing Intern"
-- as orginally listed on Indeed.com
-- "A national issues column writers group, headed by a senior Clinton administration Public Affairs Director and former congressional communications director for congressional leaders is looking for quality volunteer interns to write bylined op-eds on progressive national issues and organize news conferences ... "
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July 26, 2019
-- "Intern Bylined Newspaper Column Writer, Politics, Government, Journalism - DC"
-- listed on CraigsList.com
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