Hendrik Hertzberg

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Hendrik Hertzberg

Hendrik Hertzberg (* 1943 in New York ) is a journalist from the United States of America . He is the main editorial writer for the culture and literary magazine " The New Yorker ".

Hertzberg graduated from Harvard College in 1965 and then embarked on a career as a journalist , initially for " Newsweek " as a correspondent in San Francisco .

From 1966 to 1969 he served as an officer of the Navy of the United States. In 1969 he was hired by the then editor of the New Yorker, William Shawn . He became one of the White House speechwriters under the Jimmy Carter administration in 1977, becoming its principal speechwriter for the last two years of Carter's tenure .

He then worked between 1981 and 1992, alternating with Michael Kinsley, as editor of the magazine " The New Republic ". In 1992 Tina Brown became the editor of the New Yorker, with the task of refurbishing and revitalizing it. To do this, Hertzberg brought her back as co-editor.

Today, under the editorship of David Remnick , Hertzberg is the main commentator on The New Yorker.

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