Mark Silva

A journalist devoted to freelance writing and editing with a career in newspaper, news wire and digital publishing and blogging who has covered several national political campaigns:

Editing for National Geographic online and magazine projects since 2015, Government team leader at Bloomberg News in Washington 2010-2014, editor of "Political Capital" blog, White House correspondent, the Chicago Tribune, 2004-2008, co-editor of political blog, "The Swamp," Political Editor, the Orlando Sentinel 2001 to 2004, Senior Political Writer, The Miami Herald 1999 to 2001, state capital bureau chief, the Herald 1984 to 1999, reporter, the Herald and smaller daily papers in Michigan and North Carolina from 1976. Graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism and Brown University. Resident of Alexandria, Virginia.