American journalist, novelist, and politician (born 1989)
Ross Barkan
Born Ross Elliot Barkan
(1989-10-22 ) October 22, 1989 (age 34) Alma mater Occupations Journalist novelist political candidate Years active 2011–present
Ross Elliot Barkan (born October 22, 1989
[1]
[2]
[3] ) is an American journalist, novelist, and essayist.
Early life and education
Barkan grew up in
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn . He attended
Stony Brook University and earned a master's degree from
New York University .
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Career
Journalist
Barkan was a staff reporter at the
Queens Tribune .
[6] He covered New York City and national politics for the
New York Observer from 2013 to 2016.
[7] In April 2016, he rose to prominence after resigning from the Observer over the newspaper's close relationship with
Donald Trump , the Republican presidential candidate.
[8]
[9]
[10] The Observer ' s executive editor,
Ken Kurson , revealed in a magazine interview he advised Trump on a speech the candidate delivered before the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee . Announcing his resignation the day after the Observer endorsed Trump in the New York Republican primary, Barkan later told
CNN "a line had been crossed and I thought it was time for myself to depart."
[11]
As a columnist and freelance reporter, Barkan has contributed to the
Village Voice ,
The Guardian ,
The Washington Post ,
[12]
The New Yorker ,
[13]
The New York Times ,
The Nation ,
[14]
Reuters ,
Esquire ,
GQ ,
New York Daily News ,
Daily Beast ,
The Baffler ,
[15] the
Los Angeles Review of Books , and the
Columbia Journalism Review . He covered the 2013 New York City mayoral race, including
Anthony Weiner 's campaign, and the 2016 presidential race. He has taught journalism and media studies at NYU
[16] and St. Joseph's College in Brooklyn. He was a staff reporter at
New York Magazine
[17] and remains a contributor there.
Barkan is currently a columnist for The Guardian and was a columnist for
Jacobin magazine .
[16]
[18] He is a contributor to The Nation .
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In 2023, he was named a contributing writer to the
New York Times Magazine.
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Author
Barkan has published fiction in
Post Road , Boston College's literary magazine,
[21]
[22] and literary criticism in the
Iowa Review ,
[23]
Harvard Review ,
[24]
The Rumpus ,
[25] and
The Brooklyn Rail .
[26]
His debut novel, Demolition Night ,
[27] was published in 2018.
His second book, The Prince:
Andrew Cuomo , Coronavirus, and the Fall of New York , was published in 2021. It was well-reviewed, with The Nation calling it a "swift and devastating read."
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In 2022, his second novel, The Night Burns Bright , was published.
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Washington Post columnist
Shadi Hamid called Barkan "consistently one of the most interesting and original essayists of his generation."
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2018 New York State Senate primary candidacy
In October 2017, he announced he was running in a
State Senate primary in New York City, planning to run in the Democratic Party primary and if successful to then challenge incumbent
Marty Golden in 2018.
[32]
[33]
[34] Barkan's campaign was managed by future-Assemblymember
Zohran Mamdani
[35]
[36] and endorsed by the
New York Daily News and local politicians such as Squad member
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , but he lost the September 2018 Democratic primary to
Andrew Gounardes by 15 percentage points.
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Professional accolades
Barkan has twice been the recipient of the
New York Press Club 's award for distinguished newspaper commentary, in 2017 and 2019.
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References
^ van Zuylen-Wood, Simon (March 3, 2019).
"When Did Everyone Become a Socialist?" .
New York magazine .
^ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna (October 22, 2019).
"POLITICO Playbook: The world according to Trump" .
POLITICO .
^ Lovett, Kenneth (July 12, 2018).
"Young Brooklyn Democratic state Senate candidates cross-endorsing each other" .
New York Daily News . Barkan, 27, a political journalist ...
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"A Chat with SBU Grad and NY State Senate Candidate Ross Barkan" . SB You .
Stony Brook University . Retrieved September 24, 2018 – via you.stonybrook.edu.
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""Journalism in the Age of Trump" Panel hosted by the NYU CAS Alumni Association" . June 9, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2018 – via Vimeo. [
dead link ]
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"Queens Tribune Epaper" .
Queens Tribune . July 18, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2018 – via
Issuu .
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"Ross Barkan" .
The New York Observer . Retrieved November 7, 2020 .
^ Walker, Hunter (April 13, 2016).
"Politics reporter quits newspaper owned by Ivanka Trump's husband after it endorses Donald Trump" .
Yahoo News .
^ Calderone, Michael (April 13, 2016).
"New York Observer Political Reporter Quits The Morning After Donald Trump Endorsement" .
Huffington Post .
^ Kludt, Tom (April 13, 2016).
"New York Observer loses top reporter over Trump coverage" .
CNN Money .
^
"Reporter resigns from paper owned by Trump's son-in-law - CNN Video" .
Reliable Sources . April 17, 2016 – via
CNN .
^ Barkan, Ross (January 16, 2019).
"Perspective | It's way too hard for working-class people to run for office" .
The Washington Post .
^ Barkan, Ross (August 29, 2017).
"Would You Like to Sit on My Bed with Me and Check Twitter?" .
The New Yorker .
^
"Ross Barkan" .
The Nation . April 1, 2019.
^
"Ross Barkan" .
The Baffler . April 1, 2019.
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a
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"Ross Barkin" .
NYU Journalism . Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
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https://twitter.com/RossBarkan/status/1524441879818870784
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"Ross Barkan" .
The Guardian . Retrieved November 7, 2020 .
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"Masthead | The Nation" . March 24, 2010.
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https://twitter.com/RossBarkan/status/1634265078630436876
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"Post Road Magazine – Issue #24 | Spring/Summer 2013" .
Post Road . 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2020 .
^ Barkan, Ross (2013).
"Ross Barkan :: FLUTTER FLAKE - Post Road #24" .
Post Road . No. #24. Archived from
the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016 .
^ Barkan, Ross (October 24, 2012).
"Elena Passarello's LET ME CLEAR MY THROAT" .
The Iowa Review .
^ Barkan, Ross (August 19, 2014).
"Sleet: Selected Stories - Harvard Review Online" .
Harvard Review .
Archived from the original on November 8, 2020.
^
"Ross Barkan" .
The Rumpus . Retrieved October 1, 2016 .
^
"Ross Barkan" .
The Brooklyn Rail . Retrieved October 3, 2016 .
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"DEMOLITION NIGHT by Ross Barkan" .
Kirkus Reviews . September 18, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018 .
^ Lipsitz, Raina (July 28, 2021).
"What Happened to Andrew Cuomo? | The Nation" .
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"Nonfiction Book Review: The Prince: Andrew Cuomo, Coronavirus, and the Fall of New York by Ross Barkan. OR, $20 trade paper (200p) ISBN 978-1-68219-410-2" . June 2021.
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"Publishers Marketplace: Log In" . www.publishersmarketplace.com . Retrieved September 6, 2022 .
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https://twitter.com/shadihamid/status/1752455622182776906
^ Demause, Neil (October 3, 2017).
"Holy Crap, Ross Barkan Is Running for State Senate" .
The Village Voice .
^ Fink, Zack (October 5, 2017).
"Muckraking journalist runs for Brooklyn Senate seat" .
NY1 .
^ Rugh, Peter (December 22, 2017).
"The Muckraker Vs. the Muck" .
The Indypendent . No. 231. New York.
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"Zohran Mamdani | New York City Campaign Finance Board" .
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" "We Have an Obligation to Ensure That Justice is Not Defined by the Borders of Our District" " .
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"State Senate picks: Brooklyn" .
New York Daily News . September 9, 2018.
^ Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [@ocasio2018] (August 24, 2018).
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter: "SOUTH BROOKLYN: @RossBarkan ..." (
Tweet ) – via
Twitter .
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"The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Wins 'Gold Keyboard' in 2017 New York Press Club Journalism Awards" (PDF) .
New York Press Club (Press release). May 19, 2017.
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"Newsday Wins 'Gold Keyboard' in 2019 New York Press Club Journalism Awards, Also Takes Most Awards in Competition" (PDF) .
New York Press Club (Press release). June 18, 2019.