Matt Taibbi Bio | Wiki
Matt Taibbi (Full name: Matthew C. Taibbi) is an American journalist, author, and podcaster. He has reported on different fields including finance, media, politics, as well as sports. Matt served as a contributing editor for Rolling Stone. Currently, he is no longer affiliated with Rolling Stone, but his Substack newsletter. He is also the author of several books, publisher of a newsletter on Substack, and co-host of Useful Idiots.
The journalist launched his career by serving as a freelance reporter working in the former Soviet Union. Matt served during a period in Uzbekistan. However, he was deported for criticizing President Islam Karimov. Later, Matt went to work as a sports journalist for the English-language newspaper called The Moscow Times.
Apart from that, he played professional baseball in Uzbekistan and Russia and professional basketball in Mongolia. The journalist served as an investigator for a short period of time at a Boston-based private detective agency. Matt then moved back to Russia in 1997 to edit the tabloid Living Here. However, he eventually left to co-edit rival tabloid The eXile.
Matt Taibbi Age
He was born on March 2, 1970, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America. Matt is 52 years old.
Matt Taibbi Height
He is a man of above-average stature. Matt stands at a height of 6 ft 3 in ( Approx 1.91m).
Matt Taibbi Family
He was born to his father Mike Taibbi and his mother Siobhan Walsh on March 2, 1970, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America. According to Matt, his surname is a Sicilian name of Lebanese origin but matt is neither of Sicilian nor Lebanese descent since his father was adopted. Matt is of Irish descent through his mother
Matt Taibbi Wife
He married his wife, a family physician called Jeanne Taibbi. Matt and Jeanne share three children. He described himself in a 2008 interview with Hemant Mehta for Patheos as an “atheist/agnostic.” Matt and his family lived in Jersey City, New Jersey as of 2014.
Matt Taibbi Father
His father Mike Taibbi a retired American television journalist born c. 1949 in Hawaii, USA. Mike is of mixed Filipino and Native Hawaiian descent adopted by an Italian-American couple. Mike is best known for his work at NBC News. He retired from journalism in 2014 after covering, among other events, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, he worked at CBS News during his career. Mike holds an Emmy Award and is a four-time recipient of the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award.
Matt Taibbi Education
He graduated from Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts prior to joining New York University. After his freshman year, Matt transferred to Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York where he graduated in 1992. In addition, the journalist spent one year abroad while studying at Leningrad State Polytechnic Institute in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Matt Taibbi Substack | Newsletter
He has reported on different fields including finance, media, politics, as well as sports. Matt served as a contributing editor for Rolling Stone. Currently, he is no longer affiliated with Rolling Stone, but his Substack newsletter. He is also the author of several books, publisher of a newsletter on Substack, and co-host of Useful Idiots.
Matt Taibbi Hate Inc | The Divide
In 2009, he published his book titled The Great Derangement followed by Griftopia in 2010. The Divide was published in 2014 while Insane Clown President was released in 2017. In the same year, Matt published another book titled I Can’t Breathe and later published Hate Inc in 2019. The journalist is best known for his brazen style.
Matt Taibbi On Bill Maher | Bill Maher
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Matt covered the campaign for Real Time with Bill Maher. MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show and other MSNBC programs invited Matt as a guest on the show. Also, the journalist made an appearance on Democracy Now! as well as Chapo Trap House. Matt worked as a contributor on Countdown with Keith Olbermann as well. Apart from that, Matt has made appearances on the Thom Hartmann radio and television shows. He appeared on the Imus in the Morning Show on the Fox Business network.
Matt Taibbi Rolling Stone Goldman Sachs | Vampire Squid
In a 2009 article, he branded Goldman Sachs a “vampire squid.” Matt’s work has often drawn comparisons to the gonzo journalism of writer Hunter S. Thompson. The latter covered politics for Rolling Stone as well.
Matt Taibbi Leaves Rolling Stone
In 2002, Matt went back to the USA and founded the Buffalo-based newspaper called The Beast. In 2003, Matt left the paper to work as a columnist for the New York Press. He then started covering politics for Rolling Stone in 2004. Matt won a National Magazine Award in 2008 for three columns he wrote for Rolling Stone.
The journalsit launched the podcast called Useful Idiots in 2019. The podcast was co-hosted by Katie Halper. The following year, Matt started self-publishing his online writing, while at the same time contributing to the Useful Idiots podcast as well as the print edition of Rolling Stone.
Matt Taibbi Books
– The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing: An Almost True Account-2021
– Hate Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another
– Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History-2011
– I Can’t Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street
– The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap
– Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2021
– Get Your War On: The Definitive Account of the War on Terror, 2001-2008
– Rolling Stone Magazine (September, 2019) Harry Styles Cover
– Insane Clown President
– The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion
– Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire
Matt Taibbi Salary
Currently, Matt is affiliated with his Substack newsletter which earns him an average salary of $66,493 per year.
Matt Taibbi Net Worth
He has accumulated a lot of wealth from his journalism and his publications as well. Matt has an estimated net worth of $1,386,019.
Who Is Matt Taibbi
Matt is an American journalist, author, and podcaster. He has reported on different fields including finance, media, politics, as well as sports. Matt served as a contributing editor for Rolling Stone. Currently, he is no longer affiliated with Rolling Stone, but his Substack newsletter.
What Happened To Matt Taibbi
In 2002, Matt went back to the USA and founded the Buffalo-based newspaper called The Beast. In 2003, Matt left the paper to work as a columnist for the New York Press. He then started covering politics for Rolling Stone in 2004. Matt won a National Magazine Award in 2008 for three columns he wrote for Rolling Stone.
How Ols Is Matt Taibbi
Matt is a 52-year-old American journalist born on March 2, 1970, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America.