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Episode 31 — The New York Times Columnist Jamelle Bouie on Writing, Reporting, and Politics in an Uncertain Era

Episode 31 — The New York Times Columnist Jamelle Bouie on Writing, Reporting, and Politics in an Uncertain Era

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 Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis winner, The New York Times columnist, and prolific photographer, Jamelle Bouie is Other's latest guest in discussion with host Chloe Aftel. From The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story to covering Trump-era politics and policies through an historical lens, Bouie lets us in on his upbringing, career, and creative processes in this insightful interview. Unafraid to set the record straight, listeners learn about how Bouie shapes both his writing and reporting. Come join us in hearing this guest's fascinating perspective on current American politics and meeting audiences where they're at; plus stick around for the lighting round in a few weeks where Bouie discusses various unexpected subjects ranging from amazing insults to breakfast cereal!


Highlights:
  • Bouie shares his true place of birth (and it's not Virginia Beach, contrary to a certain Wikipedia page!) as well as how his initial experiences shaped him and his understanding of America
  • His journey from postgraduate Internet blogger to being a paid writer after originally considering law school
  • Bouie's longstanding and deep interest in 18th century American history and the early U.S. political period
  • Helping audiences understand and contextualize the U.S.'s current political period within its overall history, and being 'neutral' as a journalist versus what this moment demands regarding aggressively advocating for the dissemination of factual information
  • Helping the Times with their social media after leaning into vertical video and the world of algorithms
  • The collaborative nature of Bouie's work, the story behind his oratory quality of writing, and the details of crafting a piece including breaking down recent work

Biographies:

Jamelle Bouie is a writer, photographer, and columnist for The New York Times. Obtaining degrees in political plus social thought and government from the University of Virginia in 2009, Bouie started out at The American Prospect magazine. Also writing for The Daily Beast early in his career, Bouie became Slate magazine's chief political correspondent in 2014 before working with the Times starting in 2019. An accomplished writer and photographer, Jamelle Bouie received 2021's Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism followed by an election into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024. You can find his work on Instagram and TikTok, his blog, plus as co host of Unclear and Present Danger, a podcast exploring 90s thrillers from a post-Cold War perspective.

Chloe Aftel has spent her career working in commercial photography, photojournalism, and film. She’s an established name in modern photography with work featured in The New York Times, Mother Jones, Playboy, Dazed & Confused, Vogue Germany, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, and more. Aftel has photographed victims of sexual violence, reported on COVID 19's impact on the trans community, and gained access as the first reporter in COVID wards of the West Coast’s hardest-hit hospitals. She has covered underground abortion providers, the impact of gender pronouns on daily life, and clergy abuse. Aftel's first book, Outside & In Between, is an award-winning anthology covering gender non-conforming people across the United States.

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