James Kirchick
James Kirchick (pronounced /ˈkɜrtʃɨk/; born 1983) is a reporter, foreign correspondent and columnist. Kirchick attended Yale University and wrote for its student newspaper, the Yale Daily News.[1] He is a fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington;[2] prior to this he was writer-at-large for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.[3]
For over three years, Kirchick worked at The New Republic, covering domestic politics, intelligence, and American foreign policy.[4][5]While he remains a contributing editor for TNR, Kirchick’s reportage has appeared in The Weekly Standard,[4] The American Interest, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Columbia Journalism Review, Prospect, Commentary and World Affairs Journal. He writes frequently for newspapers including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal,[6] The Los Angeles Times,[7] and Ha’aretz.
Kirchick has worked as a reporter for The New York Sun, the New York Daily News, and The Hill, and has been a columnist for the New York Daily News and the Washington Examiner.
Kirchick is a regular book critic and reviews frequently for Azure,[8] Commentary, the Claremont Review of Books, Policy Review, and World Affairs, among others. A leading voice on gay politics, he is a contributing writer to the Advocate, the United States' largest gay publication,[9] and a recipient of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Excellence in Student Journalism Award and the Journalist of the Year Award.[10][11]
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[edit] Ron Paul newsletters
In 2008, Kirchick exposed racist and conspiratorial newsletters allegedly published by Texas Congressman and Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul, a story that gained new prominence in the 2012 presidential election.[4][12] It was later claimed by television station Fox19 that Ron Paul was not the author of the racist newsletters, although they were published under his name and he has taken moral responsibility for them. A number of other freelance writers were stated by Fox19 to have written the newsletters. The report stated that Kirchick had not responded to inquiries on the matter.[13] However, Sam Stein of the Huffington Post wrote in an article on the newsletters that there is evidence from old interviews with Ron Paul that Paul did write some of the newsletters during this time period, as stated by Ron Paul himself.[14]
In addition, Erik Wemple for The Washington Post wrote an article that included Kirchick's response to Fox19, where he stated that the writer of the Fox19 article, Ben Swann, was incorrect in his naming of the supposed writer of the "Special Edition on Racial Terrorism". Kirchick also linked to a copy of the newsletter that had Ron Paul's name as the byline.[15]
[edit] Awards
- 2006 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Excellence in Student Journalism[10]
- 2007 National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Journalist of the Year[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Downs, Jim; Manion, Jennifer (2004). Taking back the academy!: history of activism, history as activism. Taylor & Francis. p. 115. http://books.google.com/books?id=D_xV3x5QHYoC&pg=PA115&dq=%22James+Kirchick%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MYv2TuqlDq_JiQL245i8Dg&ved=0CEwQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Kirchick%22&f=false. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (December 11, 2011). "A right to life, gay or straight". New York Daily News. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-12-11/news/30506109_1_gay-activist-david-kato-sexual-orientation. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (October 10, 2010). "Gewalt bei erster Belgrader Homosexuellen-Parade". Nachrichten.at. http://www.nachrichten.at/nachrichten/politik/aussenpolitik/Serbien-Homosexualitaet-Demonstration-Protest-Menschenrechte-CEE;art391,481577. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ a b c Brian Montopoli (December 20, 2011). "Ron Paul disavows racist newsletters under his name". CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57345702-503544/ron-paul-disavows-racist-newsletters-under-his-name/. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Jonathan Chait (December 15, 2011). "News Bulletin: Ron Paul Is a Huge Racist". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/12/news-bulletin-ron-paul-is-a-huge-racist.html. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Coppenger, Mark (2011). Moral Apologetics for Contemporary Christians: Pushing Back Against Cultural and Religious Critics. B&H Publishing Group. pp. 214-215. http://books.google.com/books?id=h6uFPGnM08cC&pg=PA214&dq=%22James+Kirchick%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MYv2TuqlDq_JiQL245i8Dg&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Kirchick%22&f=false. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Edwards, Jason A.; Weiss, David (2011). The Rhetoric of American Exceptionalism: Critical Essays. McFarland & Company. p. 11. http://books.google.com/books?id=N9HOOPK96jwC&pg=PA11&dq=%22James+Kirchick%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MYv2TuqlDq_JiQL245i8Dg&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22James%20Kirchick%22&f=false. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (September 6, 2007). "South Africa: The New Banana Republic of the Free World?". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henning-andr/south-africa-the-new-bana_b_63313.html. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Sergio Muñoz Bata (December 18, 2008). "Cuando el arte imita a la vida". La Prensa Gráfica. http://www.laprensagrafica.com/index.php/opinion/editorial/6961.html. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ a b Andrew Belonsky (October 3, 2006). "Homo Journos Honored". Queerty. http://www.queerty.com/homo-journos-honored-20061003/. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ a b Staff writer (August 30, 2007). "NLGJA Announces 2007 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners & LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame Inductees". National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. http://www.nlgja.org/news/30august07.html. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Jonathan Chait (December 15, 2011). "News Bulletin: Ron Paul Is a Huge Racist". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/12/news-bulletin-ron-paul-is-a-huge-racist.html. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- ^ Ben Swann (January 5, 2012). "Reality Check: The story behind the Ron Paul newsletters". Fox19. http://www.fox19.com/story/16449477/reality-check-the-story-behind-the-ron-paul-newsletters. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
- ^ Sam Stein (December 23, 2011). "Ron Paul Touts Newsletters In 1987 Interview". Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/23/ron-paul-newsletter-interview_n_1167645.html. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ Erik Wemple (January 19, 2012). "Cincinnati anchor goes deep on Paul campaign". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/post/cincinnati-anchor-goes-deep-on-paul-campaign/2012/01/19/gIQAN4WWBQ_blog.html. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
[edit] Further reading
- Neal Conan (June 15, 2009). "Is Right-Wing Extremism On The Rise?". NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105420819. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
- Video of interview/discussion with Kirchick and Matthew Yglesias on Bloggingheads.tv
- Video discussion with Kirchick and Jon Keller on Bloggingheads.tv
