Win McCormack
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Win McCormack is an American publisher and editor from Oregon.
He is editor-in-chief of Tin House[1] magazine and Tin House Books, the former publisher of Oregon Magazine, and founder and treasurer of MediAmerica, Inc. He serves on the board of directors of the journal New Perspectives Quarterly.[2] His political and social writings have appeared in Oregon Humanities, Tin House, The Nation,[3] The Oregonian, and Oregon Magazine. McCormack's investigative coverage of the Rajneeshee movement was awarded a William Allen White Commendation from the University of Kansas and the City and Regional Magazine Association. His latest book, You Don’t Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values, examines the sex scandals of Republican politicians who espouse "moral values."[4]
As a political activist, McCormack served as Chair of the Oregon Steering Committee for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential campaign. He is chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon's President's Council and a member of the Obama for President Oregon Finance Committee. McCormack was also chosen as Alternate Delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. He currently serves on the Oregon Council for the Humanities and the Oregon Tourism Commission. Additionally, McCormack sits on the Board of Overseers for Emerson College,[5] and is a co-founder of the Los Angeles-based Liberty Hill Foundation.[6]
His son Noah McCormack was named publisher of The Baffler in 2015.
McCormack and Carol Butler hosted a fundraising dinner for Hillary Clinton in August 2015.[7]
In February of 2016 McCormack purchased The New Republic from previous owner Chris Hughes.[8]
Bibliography
- 2008 You Don't Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books. ISBN 978-1-135-89772-7
- 2010 The Rajneesh Chronicles Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books. ISBN 978-0-9825691-9-1
References
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- ↑ NPQ Online. http://www.digitalnpq.org/about/gardels.html
- ↑ The Nation. March 8, 2001 http://www.thenation.com/doc/20010326/mccormack
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- ↑ Emerson College. http://www.emerson.edu/about/overseers.cfm
- ↑ Liberty Hill Foundation. http://www.libertyhill.org/media/history.html
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