“People set newspapers on fire; they
use them for wrapping fish. The Internet does not have that property. What I
don't think we've gotten is that you can make things last longer than in
print.” – Ezra Klein
Born on this date in 1984,
Klein is a reporter, blogger, political commentator and columnist for The
New York Times, host of The Ezra Klein Show podcast, and co-founder
the explanatory news site Vox Media.
A native of California who studied
journalism at UC-Santa Cruz, Klein is the son of a college professor and a
professional artist and “grew up writing.” The Washington Post’s first
“pure” blogger, he was hired at age 25 and was one of the first bloggers to
report from a national political convention.
Klein has won numerous awards for
his political commentary and also for his
thought-provoking book Why We’re Polarized.
From his own experience, he offers this advice for beginning writers and podcasters: “Try to get the
job that's most like the job you want, rather than the one that's more
prestigious. Always try to be the talent.”
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