James Bennet
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist
Americans are losing the habit of listening to people they disagree with and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist James Bennet says his own field is increasingly the problem. Bennet is the senior editor for The Economist. He was the editorial page editor at The New York Times from May 2016 until his forced resignation in June 2020. He resigned after publishing a controversial op-ed by Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton. He accused the editorial leaders of silencing debate and catering to the ideological whims of the paper’s one sided staffers. Bennet reveals details about the publicly played out drama and what he believes can be the resilience of journalism and communication in all business.
I worry that journalists have allowed ideological bias to contaminate their work.
James Bennet / Pulizer Prize winning journalist
Speaker James Bennet
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist
James Bennet writes the weekly US column, called Lexington, for The Economist, where he is also a senior editor. He was previously the editorial page editor of The New York Times, where he oversaw the digital transformation of the paper’s opinion department and led it to two Pulitzer prizes in four years, its first in more than a decade. Mr. Bennet was the editor in chief and co-president of The Atlantic. Under Mr. Bennet, The Atlantic substantially increased its audience and editorial impact while returning to profitability for the first time in many years. Before joining The Atlantic, Mr. Bennet worked for The Times in several reporting roles, including Jerusalem bureau chief, White House correspondent and Detroit bureau chief.
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