Erik Wemple

Erik Wemple is an American journalist who works as a columnist and media critic at The Washington Post. He was formerly the editor of the alternative weekly Washington City Paper. Early life Wemple was raised in Niskayuna, New York, and attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, graduating in 1986. Career Wemple began contributing articles to the Washington City Paper in the late 1990s. From January 1999 to November 2000, Wemple wrote the paper's political column, "Loose Lips", before becoming editor. Previously, he was Washington correspondent for Inside.com and CableWorld magazine. In 2004, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies awarded Wemple and Josh Levin an Alternative Newsweekly Award for their article "Off Target", published in Washington City Paper.