Nate Cohn

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Nate Cohn
Born (1988-08-16) August 16, 1988 (age 33)
EducationWhitman College (BA)
OccupationJournalist
EmployerThe New York Times

Nathan David Cohn[1] (born August 16, 1988) is an American journalist who works as a domestic correspondent for The Upshot at The New York Times. His reporting focuses on elections, public opinion, and demographics in the United States.[2][3]

Early life and education[]

Cohn was raised in Auburn, Washington and graduated from Auburn High School in 2007. While still at high school, he became interested in analyzing the 2004 United States presidential election.[4] He then studied at Whitman College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics and was on the debate team that won the 2010 National Parliamentary Debate Association Championship. He graduated in 2010.[5][6]

Career[]

After graduating from college, he began working at The Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. He was then recruited by The New Republic before being hired by David Leonhardt to work for The New York Times in November 2013. At the Times, he has worked with Amanda Cox on many of The Upshot's election-related stories.[7][8]

Cohn has been featured as a political commentator on CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, and NPR.[9] In addition to writing for The New York Times, Cohn has also written columns for The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, and RealClearPolitics, among others.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Nate Cohn on Twitter: "my middle name is david btw"". Twitter. 2021-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  2. ^ "Nate Cohn". The New York Times. 2019-04-12. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  3. ^ Chotiner, Isaac. "Nate Cohn Explains What the Polls Got Wrong". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. ^ Joe Pompeo (6 January 2015). "Meet Nate Cohn, New York Times' new young gun on data". Politico. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ "In Brief, page 2". Whitman College. 2015. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  6. ^ "Whitman wins national debate title". Whitman College. 2010-03-31. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  7. ^ Pompeo, Joe (2015-01-06). "Meet Nate Cohn, New York Times' new young gun on data". Politico. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  8. ^ Milano, Brett (2018-11-20). "One election winner, according to Harvard conference: the pollsters". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  9. ^ "Nate Cohn - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  10. ^ "Nate Cohn | Author | RealClearPolitics". www.realclearpolitics.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.

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