Most political journalists come to Washington because they're snappy writers, big thinkers, or news breakers. Me? My ticket to the big leagues had little to do with talent. It was mostly about the governor I was covering, Bill Clinton.

He stayed there for another two years before joining the Little Rock bureau of the AP in 1989. Fournier received some criticism from commentator Glenn Greenwald for behaving in a "petulant" manner and for his policy on anonymity for sources. Career
Fournier began his journalism career in 1985 at The Sentinel-Record in Hot Springs Arkansas.

1963) is an American national political journalist currently of the National Journal. Ron Fournier (b.