Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein (born May 9, 1984 in Irvine , California ) is an American political columnist.
Life and work
Klein grew up as the son of a math professor in Irvine, California. After attending University High School in his home country, he studied political science at the University of California at Santa Cruz before moving to the University of California at Los Angeles , which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2005.
After writing various blogs with increasing success since 2003, Klein was hired by the Washington Post as a blogger for its online edition in 2007 . Since 2009 he has also been writing opinion pieces on political and economic issues as a permanent commentator for the print edition of the renowned daily newspaper. In 2011, Klein's blog was the most widely read in the newspaper's online edition. That same year, GQ listed him as one of the 50 Most Powerful People in Washington, DC , while Time magazine ranked his blog as one of the top 25 business blogs in 2011. The Hillman Foundation and The Week magazine again named Klein “Blogger of the Year” in 2010.
Since 2009, Klein has appeared regularly as a guest on programs on the US news broadcaster MSNBC , in order to analyze and comment on current political events and issues as an expert. Since 2011, Klein has also presented various programs on MSNBC's program in the absence of the regular presenter as a guest presenter. He has hosted several editions of The Rachel Maddow Show and The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell , among others .
Since 2011, Klein has also contributed columns for Bloomberg View .
He left the Washington Post in early 2014 and is now editor-in-chief for the progressive website Vox .
Klein, who was raised Jewish and now describes himself as an agnostic , is married to Annie Lowrey, a business journalist for the New York Times .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vox.com is going to be a great test of Ezra Klein's critique of journalism . In: Columbia Journalism Review . ( cjr.org [accessed February 13, 2017]).
- ^ Tom McCarthy: Washington Post's Ezra Klein leaving newspaper to start 'new venture' . In: The Guardian . January 21, 2014, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed February 13, 2017]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Little, Ezra |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American columnist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Irvine , California |