Scott L. Malcomson (born 1961) is an author, former reporter, former U.S. government official, research fellow, and consultant in the United States.
He was a foreign editor for the ''New York Times Magazine'' from 2004 until 2011
and has written for publications including ''
Foreign Affairs
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'', ''
The New York Times
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'', ''
The New Yorker
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'', ''The Guardian'', and ''
The World Post''. He has worked for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and was a senior official at the
United Nations
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and U.S. State Department.
[ Malcomson was a fellow in New America's International Security program. He reported and writes about issues such as ]globalism
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based on his experiences and work on six continents.
Background
Malcomson was born in California in 1961. He grew up in Oakland and graduated from University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
, where he wrote for and edited at ''The Daily Californian
''The Daily Californian'' (''Daily Cal'') is an independent, student-run newspaper that serves the University of California, Berkeley, campus and its surrounding community. It formerly published a print edition four days a week on Monday, Tuesd ...
''. Malcomson moved to New York City in the 1980s and wrote for publications including ''The Village Voice''. He has also written for ''The London Review of Books
The ''London Review of Books'' (''LRB'') is a British literary magazine published twice monthly that features articles and essays on fiction and non-fiction subjects, which are usually structured as book reviews.
History
The ''London Review o ...
'', ''The New Republic
''The New Republic'' is an American magazine of commentary on politics, contemporary culture, and the arts. Founded in 1914 by several leaders of the progressive movement, it attempted to find a balance between "a liberalism centered in hu ...
'', ''Transition'', ''Lettre Internationale
''Lettre International'' is the title of a number of cultural magazines published in various languages in Europe. The history of ''Lettre International'' dates back to 1984, the year that the original French edition (''Lettre Internationale'') fir ...
'', ''Film Quarterly
''Film Quarterly'', a journal devoted to the study of film, television, and visual media, is published by University of California Press. It publishes scholarly analyses of international and Hollywood cinema as well as independent film, including d ...
'', ''Daily Beast
''The Daily Beast'' is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. It was founded in 2008.
It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief from 2018 to 2021. In a 20 ...
'', ''Artforum
''Artforum'' is an international monthly magazine specializing in contemporary art. The magazine is distinguished from other magazines by its unique 10½ x 10½ inch square format, with each cover often devoted to the work of an artist. Notably ...
'', '' Huffington Post'', ''Colors'' and ''The Nation
''The Nation'' is an American liberal biweekly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's ''The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper tha ...
''. He worked for the Berggruen Institute in 2012 and was director of communications for International Crisis Group
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from 2013 until 2015. He taught journalism and entrepreneurism at New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, ...
. He has an M.A. in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school of international affairs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. The School is one of America's oldest graduate schools of international relations and is well-ranked in it ...
.[
]
Bibliography
*''Tuturani: A Political Journey in the Pacific Islands'' (1990)
*''Empire’s Edge: Travels in South-eastern Europe, Turkey and Central Asia'' (1994)
*''One Drop of Blood: The American Misadventure of Race'' (2000)
*''Generation’s End: A Personal Memoir of American Political Power after 9/11'' (2010)
*''Splinternet: How Geopolitics and Commerce Are Fragmenting the World Wide Web'' (2016)
*
References
External links
Scott Malcomson's articles at ''The Nation''Scott Malcomson's articles at ''The New Yorker''Scott Malcomson's articles at ''The New York Times''Scott Malcomson's articles at ''Foreign Affairs''Author Scott Malcomson on Splinternet
Charlie Rose show
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, 29 January 2016.
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Living people
American male journalists
American political writers
1961 births
University of California, Berkeley alumni
New York University faculty