David Brooks (journalist)

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David Brooks (2005)

David B. Brooks (born August 11, 1961 in Toronto , Ontario ) is an American journalist . Above all, he has appeared as a conservative political commentator and business journalist .

Life

Brooks grew up in New York City before studying at the University of Chicago . In 1983 he graduated there with a Bachelor of Arts in history .

In 1984 Brooks began his journalistic career with the Washington Times , before joining the Wall Street Journal two years later as a foreign correspondent, reporting from Brussels on Europe , Russia , South Africa and the Middle East . When the Weekly Standard was launched in September 1995, he was one of the paper's first journalists as Senior Editor .

In the years that followed, Brooks made a name for himself as a conservative critic and commentator. He took a stand on political issues, but also on economic issues and issues of modern culture. In addition to his work as a writing journalist, he appeared on television programs. Among other things, he is a long-time commentator in the weekly Shields & Brooks section of PBS Newshour .

In 2000 he published with Bobos in Paradise an analysis of the American upper class at the turn of the millennium and thus coined the term Bobo . He also appeared as a commentator on Newsweek and the Atlantic Monthly . Since 2003 he has been a regular Op-Ed for the New York Times . In 2010 Brooks was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Works

  • as editor: Backward and Upward: The New Conservative Writing (Vintage, 1996) 0-6797-6654-5
  • Bobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There (2000) ISBN 0-684-85377-9
    The Bobos: the lifestyle of the new elite . Ullstein, 2001
  • On Paradise Drive: How We Live Now (And Always Have) in the Future Tense (2004) ISBN 0-7432-2738-7
  • The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement (2011) ISBN 978-1-4000-6760-2
    The social animal . German publishing house, 2012
  • The Road to Character (Random House, 2015) ISBN 978-0-8129-9325-7

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Brooks Biography. In: pbs.org . MacNeil / Teacher Productions, archived from the original on January 13, 2016 ; accessed on March 20, 2018 (English).
  2. ↑ David Brooks in the Notable Names Database (English)
  3. ↑ a b "Columnist Biography: David Brooks" - short biography at nytimes.com (accessed October 23, 2008)
personal data
SURNAME Brooks, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brooks, David B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American business journalist
DATE OF BIRTH August 11, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario