Nicholas Fandos is an American journalist who covers the

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desk and the

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for ''

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''.

Education

Fandos attended St. Louis University High School where he was editor-in-chief of the school’s weekly newspaper, the ''Prep News''. He received a B.A. in History and Literature from

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in 2015.

Career

Fandos began his career as the managing editor of ''

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'', the university newspaper, and as an intern for ''

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''. After graduation in 2015, he was named a David Rosenbaum Reporting Intern at ''The New York Times'' for three months. Fandos was offered a full-time position as a news assistant at ''The Times'' in 2015 before being promoted to cover

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and the

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as a reporter in the ''Times''

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bureau in February 2017. He has made regular appearances on ''

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''. Fandos' report on

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is among his more notable stories. Fandos was reportedly criticized by Pulitzer Prize winning ''New York Times'' reporter Matthew Rosenberg for his overreaction to the January 6, 2021 Capitol Hill riots in which Rosenberg is said to have described Fandos and another ''New York Times'' reporter as “f---in' b----es” for their dramatic reaction to the riot.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fandos, Nicholas Living people Harvard College alumni The New York Times people Politico people The Harvard Crimson people Year of birth missing (living people)

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