Matthew Lee (lawyer)

For the American sociologist, see Matthew Lee (sociologist). For people with a similar name, see Matt Lee (disambiguation).
Matthew Lee
Born
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma materFordham Law School
Occupations
Notable credit(s)Founded Inner City Press and Fair Finance Watch;[1] author of Predatory Bender[2]

Matthew Lee is an American public interest lawyer, author of the self-published novel Predatory Bender,[3] and founder of two non-profit organizations, Inner City Press and Fair Finance Watch.

Lee is known for breaking stories and in recent years for live-tweeting Manhattan federal court trials.[4] Other journalists have described him as being prone to conspiracy theories,[5] derailed by clunky writing, unorthodox methods, and questionable news judgment.[6][7][8] Some of Lee's former colleagues have accused him of printing gossip, rumors and lies. The President of the United Nations Correspondents Association said Lee is "brilliant" but his behavior was increasingly unpredictable and he "can ask smart questions, but accuses people of things that don’t exist." Confrontations with Lee have led to journalists calling the police and United Nations security.[8]

  1. ^ "INNER CITY PRESS COMMUNITY ON THE MOVE INC". GuideStar. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  2. ^ Lord, Rich (December 11, 2003). "Review of Predatory Bender: A Story of Subprime Finance by Matthew Lee". Pittsburgh City Paper. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
  3. ^ Powell, Michael (2006-04-17). "A Citizen of the World, at Home in the Bronx". ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  4. ^ "Why the real star of Sam Bankman-Fried's trial is a one-man news operation called Inner City Press". Forbes. 2023-11-02.
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  7. ^ McGregor, Tom (2012-09-04). "What is Inner City Press? | UN Post". UN Post. Archived from the original on 2012-09-04. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).