Keith Naughton was named Newsweek's Midwest bureau chief in August 2006. Based in Detroit, he manages both the Detroit and Chicago bureaus, covering news and managing reporters throughout the Midwest. Naughton came to Newsweek in August 1999 as Detroit Bureau Chief. He covers the auto industry, general business news, features and breaking news.

On the auto beat, Naughton brings more than two decades of experience covering cars and their impact on our culture. He's been honored for his coverage of the auto beat by the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Detroit Press Club Foundation and the Deadline Club of New York City. At Newsweek, he has won awards for his coverage of Ford-Firestone safety scandal, Toyota's relentless rise in America and for a year-long project that followed the birth of a the Cadillac Sixteen super-luxury car. Thanks to his enterprise and experience, Naughton has gained exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to Detroit's biggest wheels. GM's embattled CEO Rick Wagoner twice gave Naughton exclusive interviews in 2006 and Ford Chairman Bill Ford revealed to Naughton his intention to replace himself as CEO just days before he did so. Naughton also wrote a highly personal profile of GM's flamboyant car czar Bob Lutz ("The Fast & the Luxurious," January 2003). Naughton's ahead-of-the-curve coverage often chronicles the intersection between social trends and our car-crazy culture. He has written about the rise of the three-car family, the rapid growth in long-distance "extreme commuting" and how Hip-Hoppers have become the new arbiters of automotive taste.

Beyond covering cars, Naughton has written cover stories ranging from "Murder in the First Grade;" chronicling the sad tale of a 6-year-old Flint boy shooting his classmate, to Donald Trump ("You're Fired!" March 2004), where he spent two days riding shotgun with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach.  Naughton also was Newsweek's lead reporter and writer on Martha Stewart's legal travails. He has written more than two dozen articles on Stewart, including the cover story on her conviction ("Cooked," March 2004), and the cover story on her elaborately stage-managed comeback ("Martha's Last Laugh," March 2005). He even unintentionally instigated a feud between Martha and The Donald, when, in an interview with Naughton, Stewart blamed Trump for the failure of her Apprentice Show.

Naughton came to Newsweek from BusinessWeek, where he was a senior correspondent from June 1995-August 1999. While there, he wrote cover stories ranging from the decline of the American car to a social and business analysis of America's fascination with nostalgia.

Naughton graduated in 1982 from Central Michigan University and has a B.A. in journalism and political science. He is a Detroit native and lives in Northville, Mich., with his wife Janet and their three children.