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==Background==

==Background==

Ruddy<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/pundits/ruddy.shtml?CFID=10964423&CFTOKEN=74004037 Christopher Ruddy]. Bio.</ref> grew up on Long Island, NY, where his father was a police officer in Nassau County. After graduating from Chaminade High School in Mineola, he now holds a B.A. summa cum laude in History from St. John's University in New York and a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics. He has also studied at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Columbia University. He also has briefly worked as a high school teacher.

Ruddy<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/pundits/ruddy.shtml?CFID=10964423&CFTOKEN=74004037 Christopher Ruddy]. Bio.</ref> grew up on Long Island, N.Y. After graduating from Chaminade High School in Mineola, he earned a B.A. summa cum laude in History from St. John's University in New York and a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the London School of Economics.  

Early in his career, Ruddy<ref>[http://www.annonline.com/interviews/971215/related.html Christopher Ruddy]. Ann Online.</ref> was editor of an alternative media publication known as the New York Guardian. Ruddy then moved into more mainstream journalism with the New York Post, which he joined as an investigative reporter late in the summer of 1993. At the New York Post, Ruddy's series on abuses of Social Security Disability programs led to national media attention and Congressional reforms. Also at the Post, Mr. Ruddy broke several stories relating to the death investigation of deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster. <ref>[http://www.annonline.com/interviews/971013/ Christopher Ruddy]. Interview, etc.</ref> He then went to work for Pittsburg Tribune-Review owned by Richard Mellon Scaiffe.  <ref>[http://192.80.61.73/WebVAX/Whitewater/PTRrco.html Christopher Ruddy]. Pittsburg Tribune-Review.</ref>

Early in his career, Ruddy<ref>[http://www.annonline.com/interviews/971215/related.html Christopher Ruddy]. Ann Online.</ref> was editor of an alternative media publication known as the New York Guardian. Ruddy then moved into more mainstream journalism with the New York Post, which he joined as an investigative reporter late in the summer of 1993. At the New York Post, Ruddy's series on abuses of Social Security Disability programs led to national media attention and Congressional reforms. Also at the Post, Mr. Ruddy broke several stories relating to the death investigation of deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster. <ref>[http://www.annonline.com/interviews/971013/ Christopher Ruddy]. Interview, etc.</ref> He then went to work for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review owned by Richard Mellon Scaife.  <ref>[http://192.80.61.73/WebVAX/Whitewater/PTRrco.html Christopher Ruddy]. Pittsburg Tribune-Review.</ref>

Since then Mr. Ruddy has been a much in demand media commentator. He has been a featured guest on radio programs around the world as well as numerous TV programs, including CNN's Sunday Morning Show, CNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, CNBC's Rivera Live, Fox News Channel, NBC's Unsolved Mysteries, CBS's 60 Minutes, as well as C-SPAN, PBS, BET and other networks. As a journalist, Ruddy has broken numerous stories that have received national acclaim. In 1992 he first exposed revelations that a PBS documentary had fabricated key facts - causing PBS to withdraw their support for the film - the first time the agency had made such a move.<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=27118 Christopher Ruddy]. FrontPage Magazine.</ref> In 1997, Ruddy was named a Media Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University.

Since then Mr. Ruddy has been a much in demand media commentator. He has been a featured guest on radio programs around the world as well as numerous TV programs, including CNN's Sunday Morning Show, CNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, CNBC's Rivera Live, Fox News Channel, NBC's Unsolved Mysteries, CBS's 60 Minutes, as well as C-SPAN, PBS, BET and other networks. As a journalist, Ruddy has broken numerous stories that have received national acclaim. In 1992 he first exposed revelations that a PBS documentary had fabricated key facts - causing PBS to withdraw their support for the film - the first time the agency had made such a move.<ref>[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=27118 Christopher Ruddy]. FrontPage Magazine.</ref> In 1997, Ruddy was named a Media Fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University.

In 1998, Mr. Ruddy founded NewsMax Media, Inc.<ref>[http://www.NewsMax.com NewsMax].</ref> NewsMax Media is the parent company of a news Web site, www.newsmax.com, advertised as "America's News Page," and a monthly magazine, also called NewsMax Magazine, which provide in-depth and comprehensive news, politics and independent commentary. It is a multimedia publishing company that publishes online and offline content in the fields of news, politics, health and finance.  

In 1998, Mr. Ruddy founded NewsMax Media, Inc.<ref>[http://www.NewsMax.com NewsMax].</ref> NewsMax Media is the parent company of a news Web site, www.newsmax.com, advertised as "America's News Page," and a monthly magazine, also called NewsMax Magazine, which provide in-depth and comprehensive news, politics and independent commentary. It is a multimedia publishing company that publishes online and offline content in the fields of news, politics, health and finance.  

As Editor of NewsMax Magazine, his monthly garnished a Silver Eddie award in the News/Commentary category of the 2005 Eddies, the prestigious journalism awards presented by Folio magazine in New York City. In addition, in 2005 NewsMax Magazine won membership in the leading magazine-industry watchdog organization, the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The ABC provides independent audits of print circulation, readership and Web site activity.  

As Editor of NewsMax Magazine, his monthly magazine garnished a Silver Eddie award in the News/Commentary category of the 2005 Eddies, the prestigious journalism awards presented by Folio magazine in New York City. In addition, in 2005 NewsMax Magazine won membership in the leading magazine-industry watchdog organization, the Audit Bureau of Circulations. The ABC provides independent audits of print circulation, readership and Web site activity.  

== Publications ==

== Publications ==

*Books

*Books

** ''Vincent Foster: The Ruddy Investigation'' (United Publishing Company, 1996)<ref>[http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Christopher_Ruddy.html Christopher Ruddy]. Allbookstores.com.</ref>

** ''Vincent Foster: The Ruddy Investigation'' (United Publishing Company, 1996)<ref>[http://www.allbookstores.com/author/Christopher_Ruddy.html Christopher Ruddy]. Allbookstores.com.</ref>

** ''[[The Strange Death of Vincent Foster|The Strange Death of Vincent Foster: An Investigation]]'' (Free Press, Simon & Schuster, 1997. ISBN 0-684-83837-0.)<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/STRANGE-DEATH-VINCENT-FOSTER/dp/0684838370 Christopher Ruddy]. Amazon.com</ref>

** ''[[The Strange Death of Vincent Foster|The Strange Death of Vincent Foster: An Investigation]]'' (Free Press, Simon & Schuster, 1997.(<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/STRANGE-DEATH-VINCENT-FOSTER/dp/0684838370 Christopher Ruddy]. Amazon.com</ref>

** ''Bitter Legacy: NewsMax Reveals the Untold Story of the Clinton-Gore Years'' (NewsMax Media, 2002.  ISBN 0-9716807-3-6.)

** ''Bitter Legacy: NewsMax Reveals the Untold Story of the Clinton-Gore Years'' (NewsMax Media, 2002.)

** ''Catastrophe: Clinton's Role in America's Worst Disaster'' (NewsMax Media, 2002. ISBN 0-9716807-5-2.) <ref>[http://www.librarything.com/author/ruddychristopher Christopher Ruddy]. Librarything.com.</ref>

** ''Catastrophe: Clinton's Role in America's Worst Disaster'' (NewsMax Media, 2002) <ref>[http://www.librarything.com/author/ruddychristopher Christopher Ruddy]. Librarything.com.</ref>

*Other

*Other

** "A special report on the Fiske investigation of the death of Vincent W. Foster, Jr." ([[Western Journalism Center]], 1997.)

** "A special report on the Fiske investigation of the death of Vincent W. Foster, Jr." ([[Western Journalism Center]], 1997.)