Brian J. Karem is an award-winning journalist, author, and speaker. He has worked in both newspaper and television as an investigative journalist covering politics, crime, refugee issues, and state and local News. He is the recipient of the National Press Club's Freedom of the Press Award, as well as the prestigious Pieringer Award. He has testified in support of a federal shield law to protect reporters with confidential sources, and is the founder of the "First Jailbird's Club," a group of 13 reporters who went to jail to defend the identity of a confidential source. Karem appears regularly as a political analyst on television, serves as the senior White House correspondent for Playboy, is a member of the White House Press Corps and National Press Club, and launched the popular podcast, "Just Ask the Question," in 2018.