Tom Squitieri (born August 25, 1953) was an American journalist, public speaker, and public relations specialist. Since January 2018, he had been the Pentagon correspondent for Red Snow News.
Tom Squitieri | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 25, 1953 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Died | September 1, 2024 |
| Alma mater | Washington & Jefferson College |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Website | tomsquitieri redsnowltd |
Squitieri was an award-winning reporter with USA Today,[1] winning the Raymond Clapper Memorial Award in 1993[2] after coming in second for the same award in 1991.[3]
After the September 11 attacks attacks,[4][5] he reported from the Pentagon[6] as well as Iraq,[7] Uzbekistan, Turkey and Italy. Other experience included presidential and congressional campaigns in 2000[8] and 1996, Capitol Hill, various Bill Clinton and political scandals, crime, drugs, arms smuggling and lead reporting on breaking news stories. Foreign assignments include an array of conflicts around the world, including the 1989 Panama invasion, Haiti (1991–1997), Northern Ireland, 1991 Gulf War (Iran, Iraq, Turkey), Moldova (1992), former Yugoslavia (1992–1996), Burundi and Rwanda[9] (1993–1994), Central Asia and Afghanistan[10][11] (2001–2003), Iraq[12] (2003–2004).
Squitieri was forced to resign from USA Today in May 2005 after a dispute over attribution of quotes he reported in a story revealing Pentagon failures to properly up-armor vehicles in Iraq.[13][14][15]
Since leaving USA Today, Squitieri has written columns for the Foreign Policy Association,[16] The Hill,[17] and U.S. News & World Report. He also was an adjunct professor at Washington & Jefferson College and at American University.
Squitieri wrote three articles for the Huffington Post in 2011 that were later deleted for "not adequately disclos[ing] a material conflict of interest."[18] Salon claimed he had obfuscated his employment with Qorvis Communications, a company that is registered as a pro-Bahrain lobbyist in the US.[19] Each article contained this reader's note: "Tom Squitieri is a journalist and is also working with the Bahrain government on media awareness."
References
edit- ^ "Tom Squitieri bio". USA Today. March 5, 1999.
- ^ Journalism Institute. "Raymond Clapper Memorial Award winners (1944 to 2011)". National Press Club. Retrieved Nov 15, 2023.
- ^ "10 JOURNALISTS HONORED WITH REPORTING PRIZES". The Washington Post. May 10, 1992.
The Raymond Clapper Memorial Award, worth $1,500, went to Bill Lambrecht of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for a series on waste dumping on American Indian reservations. Tom Squitieri of USA Today won second place, worth $500, for a series on Haiti.
- ^ Squitieri, Tom (May 5, 2002). "Cyberspace full of terror targets". USA Today.
- ^ Squitieri, Tom (April 18, 2004). "NORAD had drills of jets as weapons". USA Today.
- ^ Squitieri, Tom (Oct 27, 2003). "Nation's back off on sending troops to Iraq". USA Today.
- ^ Squitieri, Tom (July 22, 2004). "Army: Much higher estimates of abuse in Iraq, Afghanistan". USA Today.
- ^ "Tom Squitieri at the 2000 Republican National Convention". Getty Images. 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Africa – Continent in Need of Coverage". Newseum.
- ^ "Back From The Front: Journalists Report on Their Experiences in Afghanistan". Brookings Institution.
- ^ "Countdown with Keith Olbermann". MSNBC. July 23, 2004.
- ^ Squitieri, Tom (April 1, 2004). "Role of security companies likely to become more visible". USA Today.
- ^ "USA Tomorrow". American Journalism Review. August–September 2005.
- ^ "Food for thought on Squitieri firing". A Capital Idea.
- ^ Kurtz, Howard (2005-05-06). "USA Today Reporter Resigns". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ Squitieri, Tom (20 May 2011). "Tom Squitieri archive". Foreign Policy Association.
- ^ Squitieri, Tom. "On an island far, far away." The Hill.
- ^ "Tom Squitieri". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ Silverstein, Ken (2011-12-08). "How Bahrain works Washington". Salon. Retrieved 2016-04-07.