Nick R. Martin is an American freelance journalist.
Martin was a staff reporter for
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities and towns in Arizona#List of cities and towns, most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, it is the ...
's ''
East Valley Tribune
The ''East Valley Tribune'' is a newspaper concentrated on cities within the East Valley region of metropolitan Phoenix, including Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, and Queen Creek.
Formerly a daily newspaper, the ''Tribune'' resulted fro ...
'' and covered the trial of
Dale Hausner, known as the Serial Shooter, until being laid off from the Tribune. He then founded and ran ''Heat City'' to continue covering the trial and to provide independent reporting for the region, receiving several
Arizona Press Club first-place awards in 2009.
Martin was then hired for ''
Talking Points Memo
''Talking Points Memo'' (''TPM'') is a liberal political news and opinion blog created and run by Josh Marshall that debuted on November 12, 2000. The name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to a "talking points memo" that was often discussed duri ...
'' in 2011.
Martin has also written for ''
Arizona Guardian'',
BuzzFeed
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,
The Daily Beast
''The Daily Beast'' is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. Founded in 2008, the website is owned by IAC Inc.
It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief ...
,
Southern Poverty Law Center
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal advocacy organization specializing in civil rights and public interest litigation. Based in Montgomery, Alabama, it is known for its legal cases against white ...
.
In 2019, Martin launched the newsletter ''
The Informant'', to continue his
muckraking
The muckrakers were reform-minded journalists, writers, and photographers in the Progressive Era in the United States (1890s–1920s) who claimed to expose corruption and wrongdoing in established institutions, often through sensationalist publ ...
of racists and hate groups.
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American male journalists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people