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Mike Webb

Mike Webb was the vice president/communications of ProPublica. He is a veteran communications specialist with experience in public relations, marketing, sales and campaign work at media companies, think tanks, political organizations and in the entertainment business.

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Mike Webb was the vice president/communications of ProPublica. He is a veteran communications specialist with experience in public relations, marketing, sales and campaign work at media companies, think tanks, political organizations and in the entertainment business.

Before joining ProPublica in 2008, Webb was the deputy director of communications and strategy at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law and prior to that, he served as publicity and syndication director for The Nation magazine. Throughout his career, Webb has worked with several elected officials and on various political campaigns, including Bill Bradley for President, Marty Markowitz for Brooklyn Borough President, and Ohio Attorney General Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr.

Webb has also had a variety of roles in the music business working with Jeff Buckley, Nas, Alice in Chains, Aerosmith, Soul Asylum, Barbra Streisand and other artists. He is a graduate of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.

The Perils and Promise of Fracking

by Mike Webb,

Join Us For Our Women In The Newsroom Tenement Talk

by Mike Webb,

Presidential Pardons: Shades of Mercy Ebook Available Today

by Mike Webb,

Money Well Spent Event

by Mike Webb,

Paul Kiel on Need To Know and Other Interviews

by Mike Webb,

Dollars for Docs On The Media

by Mike Webb,

UC Davis Responds to Our Story on One of its Doctors

The University of California, Davis has responded to our December 23 article about two physicians, one of whom, Dr. Scott Fishman, is a member of its staff.

by Mike Webb,

Presidential Pardons

Pardons and Presidents – A Washington Post Editorial

Late last year, ProPublica and the Washington Post published a series of stories that exposed racial disparities in the awarding of presidential pardons. This past Sunday, the Washington Post's editorial page urged President Obama to reform the pardons process.

by Mike Webb,

Debating the Presidential Pardon Process

by Mike Webb,

Join Our Discussion About the Foreclosure Crisis

by Mike Webb,