Ben Strauss

Contributing Analyst

Ben Strauss was a Contributing Analyst for NewsGuard. He is a Washington based writer and the co-author of Indentured: The Inside Story of the Rebellion Against the NCAA, winner of the 2017 PEN/ESPN award for literary sports writing. He has covered sports, politics, and media for Politico Magazine and The New York Times. He formerly served as press secretary to U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley, Democrat of Illinois.