Jonathan Kaufman

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Jonathan Kaufman
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Journalist, Author, Professor at
Northeastern University
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Born (1956-04-18) April 18, 1956 (age 67)
New York City, U.S.
Alma mater Yale College
Harvard University

Jonathan Kaufman (born April 18, 1956) is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter, [1] author, editor, Director of the Northeastern University School of Journalism, [2] and professor of journalism. [3]

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Career

Prior to joining Northeastern, he was an Executive Editor at Bloomberg News, overseeing more than 300 reporters and editors. [4] Under his leadership, Kaufman's team at Bloomberg won numerous awards including a 2015 Pulitzer Prize, several George Polk Awards, the Overseas Press Club Award, a Gerald Loeb Award, the Osborn Elliott Prize of the Asia Society, and the Education Writers Association Grand Prize. [5]

Prior to Bloomberg, Kaufman was a senior editor and Beijing Bureau Chief at The Wall Street Journal [6] and a reporter and Berlin Bureau Chief at the Boston Globe where he was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize for a series examining racism and job discrimination in Boston. [7]

Kaufman's specialties are the role of Jews in American politics and around the world; [8] the challenges facing media in the 21st century and in the age of President Donald Trump; [9] race relations and class in the United States; [10] and Chinese politics, economy and relations with the United States. [11]

Publications

Honors and awards

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