Amy Davidson Sorkin
Amy Davidson Sorkin (formerly Amy Davidson) is an American author, journalist and magazine editor.
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Born | Amy Davidson |
Nationality | American |
Education | A.B. Harvard University |
Occupation | Journalist Writer |
Spouse(s) | David James Sorkin |
Biography
Davidson Sorkin grew up in New York City, graduating from Hunter College High School,[1] and attended Harvard University, where she received an AB in Social Studies. Before joining The New Yorker, she lived and worked in Germany.[2]
Davidson Sorkin joined The New Yorker magazine in 1995. In 1997, she became co-deputy head of the magazine's fact-checking department; in 2000, she was named an associate editor; in 2003, she was named senior editor. She became a staff writer in 2015[3] and focuses on politics and international affairs.[4] Her editing contributions to The New Yorker have won the National Magazine Award and the George Polk Award. Davidson Sorkin is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[5]
Personal life
Amy Davidson and David James Sorkin, the general counsel of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, were married on June 24, 2017 in a Jewish ceremony in Manhattan at the New-York Historical Society.[6] Subsequently, she began to publish under the name Amy Davidson Sorkin.[7][8]
Bibliography
Essays and reporting
- Davidson, Amy (December 2, 2013). "Heal thyself". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 89 (39): 21–22.
- — (February 3, 2014). "Game change". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 89 (47): 19–20.[9]
- — (July 28, 2014). "Crossing borders". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 90 (21): 21–22.
- — (December 15, 2014). "Safer streets". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 90 (40): 21–22.
- — (February 9, 2015). "God and the G.O.P." The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 90 (47): 17–18.
- — (March 16, 2015). "Atomic clocks". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 91 (4): 19–20.[10]
- — (April 20, 2015). "What videos show". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 91 (9): 29–30.[11]
- — (May 18, 2015). "Unclear dangers". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 91 (13): 33–34.
- — (August 3, 2015). "Broken". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 91 (22): 17–18.
- — (March 21, 2016). "Conventional wisdom". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 92 (6): 31–32.
- — (November 7, 2016). "October surprises". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 92 (36): 15–16.[12]
- — (January 2, 2017). "Mrs. Obama". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 92 (43): 17–18.[13]
- — (June 19, 2017). "The man in the room". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 93 (17): 19–20.[14]
- — (July 3, 2017). "Feeling worse". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 93 (19): 17–18.[15]
- Sorkin, Amy Davidson (August 21, 2017). "Misdiagnosing a crisis". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 93 (24): 15–16.[16]
- — (November 6, 2017). "The silent majority". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 93 (35): 17–18.[17]
- — (October 1, 2018). "The next confirmation". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 94 (30).
- — (November 18, 2019). "Alter-ego trips". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 95 (36): 17–18.[18]
- — (June 1, 2020). "Safer schools". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 96 (15): 11–12.[19]
- — (August 17, 2020). "Failing schools". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 96 (23): 11–12.[20]
Close Read columns from newyorker.com
- Davidson, Amy (July 23, 2009). "Stupid arrests, outrageous cases".
Conversation columns from newyorker.com
- Davidson, Amy (September 11, 2006). "The world after 9/11".
Daily Comment columns from newyorker.com
- Sorkin, Amy Davidson (December 27, 2017). "Lessons from an unseemly presidential transition—from Hoover to F.D.R."
- — (September 6, 2018). "At his Supreme Court hearing, Brett Kavanaugh provides evasive answers on 9/11 and war crimes".
New Yorker live columns from newyorker.com
- Davidson, Amy (October 3, 2008). "Brothers and sisters".
- — (October 4, 2008). "Toss-ups".
Q. & A. columns from newyorker.com
- Davidson, Amy (November 3, 2003). "The American style".
- — (February 13, 2006). "The nuclear edge".
- — (February 27, 2006). "The democracy question".
- — (March 27, 2006). "After the warlords".
- — (May 29, 2006). "Can the Dems do it?".
- — (July 10, 2006). "Missed opportunities".
- — (October 16, 2006). "Not a drop to drink?".
References
- Amy Davidson on linkedin.com (accessed 13 May 2013)
- The New Yorker website, accessed 2 January 2013
- Amy Davidson on linkedin.com (accessed 9th March 2015)
- The Harvard University website, accessed 30 May 2011
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Center for Communication website, accessed 30 May 2011
- "Amy Davidson, David Sorkin". New York Times. June 25, 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- Note that contributions to The New Yorker published by Davidson before her marriage to Sorkin are now being attributed to Amy Davidson Sorkin.
- "Contributors: Amy Davidson Sorkin". The New Yorker. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- Richard Sherman.
- Online version is titled "The Iran countdown".
- Online version is titled "A video isn’t enough".
- Online version is titled "Yet more e-mail trouble for Clinton".
- Online version is titled "Michelle Obama and us".
- Online version is titled "The only man in the room with Trump".
- Online version is titled "The Senate's disastrous health-care Bill".
- Online version is titled "Trump misdiagnoses the opioid crisis".
- Online version is titled "Jeff Flake and the G.O.P.’s complicity problem".
- Online version is titled "Trump’s frantic fight for immunity".
- Online version is titled "The complex question of reopening schools".
- Online version is titled "The woeful inadequacy of school-reopening plans".