Jonathan Martin (journalist)

Jonathan Martin
Bornc. 1977
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materHampden–Sydney College
OccupationPolitical journalist
SpouseElizabeth Fischer
Parent(s)David F. Martin
Natalie E. Martin

Jonathan Martin (born c. 1977) is an American political journalist. He is Politico’s politics bureau chief and senior political columnist, the co-author of the 2012 book The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama: The 34 Days That Decided the Election, and the co-author of the 2022 book This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future.

Early life

Jonathan Martin was born around 1977 in Arlington, Virginia.[1][2] He majored in history at Hampden–Sydney College,[2] where he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree.[1]

Career

Martin worked as a political reporter for National Journal's "The Hotline," the National Review[3] and Politico.[4][2][5] In 2013, he joined The New York Times, as a national political correspondent.[6] In 2022 he returned to Politico as Politics Bureau Chief and a senior political columnist.[7][8]

With Glenn Thrush, Martin co-authored a book about the 2012 United States presidential election.[5] In a review for Chicago magazine, Carol Felsenthal noted that it was "full of insider intelligence."[9]

Together with fellow New York Times reporter Alexander Burns, Martin authored the book This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future on the last months of Donald Trump's presidency, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol building, which was published in May 2022.[10][11]

Personal life

Martin married Elizabeth Fischer in 2012.[2]

Works

  • Martin, Jonathan; Thrush, Glenn (2012). The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama: The 34 Days That Decided the Election. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780679645108. OCLC 825555580.
  • Jonathan Martin & Alexander Burns, This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future. Simon & Schuster, 2022 ISBN 9781982172480

References

  1. ^ a b "Jonathan Martin". PBS. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Elizabeth Fischer and Jonathan Martin". The New York Times. May 27, 2012. Section ST, p. 12. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jonathan Martin". National Review. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Martin". POLITICO. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  5. ^ a b "Jonathan Martin". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  6. ^ Wemple, Erik (May 23, 2013). "New York Times poaches Politico's Jonathan Martin". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  7. ^ Johnson, Ted (2022-10-25). "Jonathan Martin To Return To Politico Following Departure From New York Times". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-07-06. Jonathan Martin is returning to Politico after almost a decade at The New York Times.
  8. ^ "Jonathan Martin joins POLITICO as Politics bureau chief and senior political columnist". Editor and Publisher. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
  9. ^ Felsenthal, Carol (December 18, 2012). "Axelrod, Jarrett in New Politico Book, 'The End of the Line: Romney vs. Obama'". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  10. ^ Mastrangelo, Dominick (2021-11-08). "NYT reporters to publish book on pandemic, Jan. 6". The Hill. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
  11. ^ "The Pitfalls and Repetitions of Political Journalism". The New Yorker. 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.


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