Salena Zito

Salena Zito is an American journalist and author.[1]

Career

Zito hails from Pennsylvania and is a longtime newspaper journalist who was a columnist for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and the New York Post.[2] Her 2018 book The Great Revolt was praised by Donald Trump.[2] Zito denied claims that she fabricated quotes in her reporting in a New York Post article.[2][3][4] She is a reporter for the Washington Examiner and a contributor to The Washington Post where she is known for her reporting on populism in American politics.

On July 13, 2024, Zito was standing feet from the presidential podium during the assassination attempt on Donald Trump near Butler, Pennsylvania. She spoke to Trump several times in the immediate aftermath.[5] In 2025, Zito published Butler about the Trump assassination attempt and Trump's subsequent electoral victory, which debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.[6] Zito sold the movie rights for the book.[7]

Awards

In 2024, Zito received the Media Research Center Bulldog Award.[8]

Books

  • Zito, Salena; Todd, Brad (2018). The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics. Crown Forum. ISBN 978-1-5247-6368-8.[9]
  • Zito, Salena (2021). It's Complicated: How Our Nation Is Coming Together and Falling Apart. Creators Publishing. ISBN 978-1949673364.
  • Zito, Salena (2025). Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland. Center Street. ISBN 978-1546009146.

References

  1. ^ Uberti, David (June 19, 2017). "Drive-by journalism in Trumplandia". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Matthews, Dylan (September 5, 2018). "The Salena Zito controversy, explained". Vox. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Zito, Salena (September 4, 2018). "The Twitter trolls attacking my work are all wrong". New York Post. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  4. ^ Feinberg, Ashley (August 30, 2018). "Take Salena Zito Neither Seriously Nor Literally". HuffPost. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  5. ^ Zito, Salena. "After Trump Was Shot, He Called Me". thefp.com. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  6. ^ Bedard, Paul (July 17, 2025). "Salena Zito's Butler debuts at No. 1 on New York Times bestseller list". Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  7. ^ Notheis, Asher (July 17, 2025). "Zito's book on Trump assassination attempt will be a movie". Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  8. ^ Harper, Jennifer (May 7, 2024). "Inside the Beltway: Media Research Center gives awards to the 'great American truth-tellers'". The Washington Times. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
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