Win McCormack

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American publisher and editor

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::summary American publisher and editor ::

Win McCormack is an American banking heir, political activist, publisher, and editor from Oregon.

He is editor-in-chief of Tin House magazine and Tin House Books, the former publisher of Oregon Magazine, founder and treasurer of MediAmerica, Inc., and a co-founder of Mother Jones magazine. He serves on the board of directors of the journal New Perspectives Quarterly. His political and social writings have appeared in Oregon Humanities, Tin House, The Nation, 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.

As a political activist, McCormack served as Chair of the Oregon Steering Committee for Gary Hart's 1984 presidential campaign. He was chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon's President's Council and a member of the Obama for President Oregon Finance Committee. Additionally, McCormack sits on the Board of Overseers for Emerson College, and is a co-founder of the Los Angeles–based Liberty Hill Foundation.

In February 2016, McCormack purchased The New Republic magazine from Chris Hughes.{{cite web | url = https://money.cnn.com/2016/02/26/media/new-republic-chris-hughes-win-mccormack/index.html| title = The New Republic is sold by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes| last = Byers| first = Dylan| website = CNNMoney| date = 26 February 2016| access-date = 2016-02-27}}

He received an A.B. from Harvard College and an MFA from the University of Oregon.

In 2024, McCormack's chauffeurs were arrested for allegedly defrauding him of over $34 million over the course of seven years. McCormack is the heir to a midwest banking fortune, and claimed he did not often check charges made to his account.

Books

  • 2008 You Don't Know Me: A Citizen's Guide to Republican Family Values. Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books. .
  • 2010 The Rajneesh Chronicles. Portland, Oregon: Tin House Books. .

References

References

  1. "WIN MCCORMACK".
  2. "NPQ".
  3. "Deconstructing the Election".
  4. "About Emerson | Emerson College".
  5. [https://www.libertyhill.org/history About: History, Liberty Hill Foundation website, Undated]. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. "Chris Hughes Sells The New Republic to Win McCormack".
  7. "Chris Hughes Sells New Republic to Liberal Publisher Win McCormack".
  8. "Home".
  9. Bernstein, Maxine. (2024-01-25). "Chauffeurs accused of stealing $34M from Oregon publishing magnate in ‘colossal heist’".

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