Hamilton Fish V
Hamilton Fish V | |
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| Born | Hamilton Fish September 5, 1951 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, 1973) |
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| Spouse | Sandra Harper |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Hamilton Fish IV and Julia MacKenzie |
| Family | Fish family |
Hamilton "Ham" Fish V (born September 5, 1951) is an American publisher and film producer based in New York City. He has worked with The Nation, The Nation Institute, The New Republic and The Washington Spectator. As of December 2024, he is publisher and editor of The Washington Spectator.
Fish helped acquire The Nation in 1977 with Victor Navasky and later served as president of The Nation Institute from 1995 to 2009. His work at the institute included journalism fellowships, investigative journalism projects, Nation Books, the Ridenhour Prizes and TomDispatch. He also produced documentary films, including Hôtel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie, which received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1989.
Fish sought the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives in New York in 1988 and 1994. In 2017, he resigned from positions at The New Republic after workplace misconduct allegations.