Will Sommer is an American journalist and media critic. He is the media reporter for The Daily Beast and the host of the Right Richter podcast. He is also the founder of the local news site, DCist. Sommer has written for The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The New Republic, and The New York Times. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and has a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. He is a frequent guest on MSNBC, CNN, and other news outlets. Sommer is an expert on the intersection of politics and media, and his work has been featured in The New Yorker, The Guardian, and The Washington Post. He is a passionate advocate for local journalism and a vocal critic of the media's role in the current political climate.