Froomkin at Drinking Liberally
Update: Dan is now rescheduled for Jan 25.
On Thursday, January 18 the DC chapter of Drinking Liberally is proud to host washingtonpost.com columnist Dan Froomkin at Timberlake’s, 1726 Connecticut Ave NW (two blocks north on Connecticut Ave from Dupont Circle Metro). Dan is best known for his White House Briefing column, a weekday roundup of all the latest on the White House. His column is a critical and popular favorite in the political blogosphere.
The evening starts with a happy hour 6:30-7:30, followed by Dan’s talk and Q&A. Per tradition on our speaker nights, free appetizers, and drink discounts last until 9:00.
More on Froomkin:
In addition to writing the White House Briefing column, Dan Froomkin is deputy editor of NiemanWatchdog.org, a new Web site from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University that seeks to encourage more informed reporting by soliciting probing questions from experts.
Froomkin grew up in Washington. Most recently, he spent three years as editor of washingtonpost.com. Over an 18-year career in journalism, he has also worked at the Winston-Salem Journal, the Miami Herald and the Orange County Register. He has been a Michigan Journalism Fellow and Editor of New Media for Education Week. He joined washingtonpost.com in 1997 as a senior producer for politics.
Froomkin is celebrating his third anniversary writing the White House Briefing column. It is also the second anniversary of his first speaking appearance at Drinking Liberally.
