Ezra Klein

Ezra Klein
Klein in 2020
Born (1984-05-09) May 9, 1984 (age 40)
Irvine, California, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • political commentator
  • podcast host
Years active2003–present
Employers
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children2
RelativesAbel Klein (father)

Ezra Klein (born May 9, 1984) is an American journalist, political analyst, New York Times columnist, and the host of The Ezra Klein Show podcast.[1][2][3] He is a co-founder of Vox and formerly was the website's editor-at-large.[1] He has held editorial positions at The Washington Post and The American Prospect, and was a regular contributor to Bloomberg News and MSNBC.[1][4] His first book, Why We're Polarized, was published by Simon & Schuster in January 2020.[2][5]

Klein rose to prominence as a blogger who became well known for his in-depth analysis on a range of policy issues.[6][7] By 2007, Klein's blog had gained a substantial following and was acquired by The American Prospect, where he was an associate editor.[8] At The Washington Post, Klein managed Wonkblog, a branded blog that featured his writing on domestic policy.[9]

In 2014, alongside fellow journalists Matthew Yglesias and Melissa Bell, Klein co-founded Vox, a website for explanatory news owned by Vox Media.[10] He was the editor-in-chief, and later the editor-at-large.[11] Klein also contributed articles to the site, hosted an associated podcast (The Ezra Klein Show), and worked as an executive producer for Vox's Netflix series Explained.[2] In November 2020, Klein left Vox to join The New York Times as a columnist and podcast host.[12][13]

  1. ^ a b c "Ezra Klein Profile and Activity - Vox". www.vox.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ezra Klein". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "The boy in the bubble". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ezra Klein". Prospect.org. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Ornstein, Norman J. (January 28, 2020). "Why America's Political Divisions Will Only Get Worse (Published 2020)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Shin, Caroline (March 23, 2011). "Here Are The 5 Most Liberal And Conservative Media Twitter Feeds". Business Insider. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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  9. ^ "Down with the GVP!". Washington Post. April 7, 2010. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  10. ^ Marx, Greg. "Vox.com is going to be a great test of Ezra Klein's critique of journalism". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  11. ^ Stelter, Brian (September 26, 2017). "Lauren Williams named editor in chief of Vox; Ezra Klein to be editor at large". CNNMoney. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Ezra Klein Joins Times Opinion as Columnist and Podcast Host". The New York Times Company. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  13. ^ Fischer, Sara (November 20, 2020). "Ezra Klein and Lauren Williams are leaving Vox". Axios. Retrieved November 21, 2020.