Jason Johnson (professor)

Johnson earned his Bachelor of Arts in government from the University of Virginia, followed by a Master of Arts and Ph.D in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[2][3]

Johnson is currently a tenured associate professor in the School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he teaches courses focused on political and international journalism.[4] Johnson formerly was a professor of political science and communications at Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, where he taught American politics, comparative politics, campaign management and communications.[5] In October 2010, Johnson was named the Politics Editor for The Source.[6] He is also the Politics Editor of The Root.

Johnson is the author of Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell.

Johnson served as campaign manager on legislative races in Virginia, South Carolina and Maryland. In the field of international and comparative politics, Johnson worked on the 2000 London mayoral election, and as an international election monitor in Mexico and South Africa.

Johnson has been quoted as an expert on politics by The Wall Street Journal,[7] The Hill,[8] The Cincinnati Enquirer,[9] Akron Beacon Journal,[10] and The Plain Dealer.[11] He has also appeared in the online edition of Essence and Black Enterprise.[12]

Johnson is a frequent television commentator locally, nationally and internationally. He is a regular commentator on MSNBC, Al Jazeera English[13] and has appeared on Fox News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor.[14] In Ohio, Johnson is a regular political commentator on WKYC and WOIO in Cleveland, WKBN-TV, and WYTV in Youngstown.[15][16][17][18]

Johnson makes regular radio appearances on WHYY-FM in Philadelphia,[19] WCPN in Cleveland,[20] The Basheer Jones Show on WERE, and CKNW in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared on NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered.[21][22]

Johnson has been a contributor on MSNBC.[23] He was temporarily "benched" in February 2020, after referring to female African American supporters of 2020 presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, as being from “the Island of Misfit Black Girls”.[24] Johnson has made several other highly reported on, noteworthy statements regarding the 2020 Presidential Election during his time on MSNBC. In January 2019, Johnson stated that Senator Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign was done and that he would drop out by August.[25] Additionally, in February 2020, Johnson adamantly stated that presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is not an oligarch. This level of analysis caused Johnson to be bestowed the moniker "professional wrong person" by The Hill's Saagar Enjeti.[26][27] Johnson returned to MSNBC on July 2020 and is a regular panelist on politics and the election.[28]

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