About Salena Zito

Salena Zito

Salena Zito

Salena Zito joined the Washington Examiner in 2016 as a Western Pennsylvania-based columnist and reporter covering national politics and culture. She is also a weekly columnist at the New York Post, contributes to The Wall Street Journal and co-authored “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics” with Brad Todd. In 2018, she won first place for her columns in the Associated Press for her coverage of American politics, and she also won the Barbara Olson award for excellence and independence in journalism.

She has taught journalism at the Harvard Institute of Politics, Washington and Lee University, and Hillsdale College.

She has interviewed every president, vice president and candidate who sought their party’s nomination on both sides of the aisle in the 21st century.

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Amazon Expands Jobs and Services in Rural America Sep 02, 2025

ERIE, Pennsylvania — Few outside of those who live there understand what the county of Erie's future holds for its economic future. Is it rural? A port? A city? A college town? A beach town? A faded Rust Belt hub for industrialization? Drive ar... Read More

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The Ballad of Clairton: An All-American City in Mourning Aug 26, 2025

CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania — Richard Lattanzi started his morning on Aug. 11 getting ready to take his father to his doctor's appointment at Jefferson Hospital on Coal Valley Road in nearby Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. Within hours, the hospital ... Read More

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Christopher Yates Pens Must-Read Thriller for the Summer Aug 19, 2025

"The Rabbit Club," the newest novel from Christopher Yates, America's finest writer of thrillers, weaves a tale nearly impossible to put down. It includes Oxford University, secret societies, danger and suspense at every turn, and a sense of anticipa... Read More

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The Unsung Heroine of Pennsylvania's Conservative Movement Aug 05, 2025

HARRISON CITY, Pennsylvania — Eileen Cunningham is a mother of four and grandmother of three with another on the way. The wife of "Goose" Cunningham — when you are from Hazelwood, everyone has a nickname — possesses the unique quali... Read More