Irin Carmon () (born 1983/1984) is an
Israeli-American
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journalist
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and
commentator. She is a senior correspondent at ''
New York Magazine
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'',
and a
CNN
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contributor. She is co-author of ''Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg''. Previously, she was a national reporter at
MSNBC
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, covering women, politics, and culture for the
website
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and on air. She was a visiting fellow in the Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice at
Yale Law School
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.
In 2011, she was named one of ''
Forbes
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"30 under 30" in media and featured in ''New York Magazine'' as a face of young feminism. She received the November 2011 Sidney award from
The Sidney Hillman Foundation
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recognizing her reporting on the Mississippi Personhood Initiative for Salon.
Mediaite
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Conte ...
named her among four in its award for Best TV pundit of 2014.
Early life
Carmon is Jewish and was born in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, the granddaughter of
Zionist
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s who lived in
Palestine
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
* Palestine (region), a geographic region in Western Asia
* Palestinian territories, territories occupied by Israel since 1967, namely the West Bank (including East ...
during
World War II
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.
She grew up on Long Island.
She is a naturalized citizen of the United States.
Twitter.
A graduate of Waldorf School of Garden City in 2001, Carmon attended
Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...
and graduated in 2005 with an AB in Literature, ''
magna cum laude
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''.
While at Harvard, Carmon wrote for
The Harvard Crimson
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and the ''
Let's Go'' series of travel guides. Her senior thesis was titled, "Genealogies of Catastrophe: Yehuda Amichai's Lo Me'Achshav, Lo Me'kan and
Ricardo Piglia
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Biography
Born in Adrogué, Piglia ...
's
Respiración artificial
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."
Career
Early in her career, Carmon wrote regularly for the ''
Boston Globe
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'', the ''
Village Voice
''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, the ''Voice'' began as a platform for the creat ...
'', and ''
The Anniston Star
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''.
She was a media reporter for the fashion-industry trade journal ''
Women's Wear Daily
''Women's Wear Daily'' (also known as ''WWD'') is a fashion-industry trade journal often referred to as the "Bible of fashion".Horyn, Cathy"Breaking Fashion News With a Provocative Edge" ''The New York Times''. (August 20, 1999). It provides infor ...
'' from 2006 to 2009.
Carmon was a
staff writer from 2009 to 2011. She wrote a post calling ''
The Daily Show
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'' a "boys' club where women's contributions are often ignored and dismissed”, and opining that then-correspondent
Olivia Munn
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was only hired on the show because of her status as a
sex symbol
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. The women of the ''Daily Show'' responded by publishing an open letter defending their workplace. In response to allegations that she had failed to provide adequate time for comment, Carmon posted her email thread with the ''Daily Show'' publicist which took place one week before the story was published. Two years later, Carmon noted her appreciation for changes at ''The Daily Show'' since the controversy.
From 2011 to 2013, Carmon was a staff writer for
Salon
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Common meanings
* Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments
* French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home
* Salon (gathering), a meeting for learning or enjoyment
Arts and entertainment
* Salon (P ...
. Her Salon coverage of
Eden Foods
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drew attention to the organic food company's lawsuit against the contraception mandate of the
Affordable Care Act
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. Her piece was used in an Appeals Court ruling as evidence against Eden Foods' claim of a religious freedom motive. In October 2012, she and Jezebel founder
Anna Holmes
Anna Holmes is an American writer and editor. In 2007, she founded the Gawker Media women-focused site Jezebel.
Early life and education
Holmes was born in California and studied journalism at New York University.
Career
Holmes was a staff writ ...
started the trending #sorryfeminists hashtag that mocked negative stereotypes of feminists.
In June 2013, Carmon was hired full-time by
MSNBC
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. She has written for MSNBC.com and contributed on the shows
The Reid Report
''The Reid Report'' is an hour-long weekday U.S. and world political commentary program on MSNBC. Hosted by Joy-Ann Reid, it premiered on February 24, 2014, in the time slot formerly occupied by '' NewsNation with Tamron Hall''. The show ended on ...
,
Melissa Harris-Perry
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, and
All In with Chris Hayes
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.
Mediaite
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Conte ...
named her in a four-way tie among the "Best TV Pundits" of 2014 for bringing "a comprehensive understanding to women's health and justice issues that goes beyond the usual talking points."
In January 2015, New York Magazine reported that Carmon would be co-authoring the biography
''Notorious R.B.G.: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg'' with
Shana Knizhnik
Shana Knizhnik (born August 22, 1988) is an American lawyer and author from Philadelphia. She is best known for her ''New York Times'' bestselling book, ''Notorious R.B.G.: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg'', co-written with MSNBC reporte ...
, the creator of the Notorious R.B.G. blog. The book was released in October 2015
and debuted at #7 on the ''New York Times''
Best Seller
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list. In February 2015, Carmon conducted an exclusive interview for MSNBC with
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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for ''
The Rachel Maddow Show
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''.
In late 2017 and early 2018, Carmon teamed up with the ''
Washington Post
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'' to break the news of sexual harassment and assault allegations against
Charlie Rose
Charles Peete Rose Jr. (born January 5, 1942) is an American former television journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show '' Charlie Rose'' on PBS and Bloomberg LP.
Rose also co-an ...
, as well as
CBS
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’s knowledge of his conduct. That work won a 2018
Mirror Award
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Awards ...
from the
Newhouse School at
Syracuse University
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.
In July 2018, Carmon was hired by New York Magazine,
as a senior correspondent. In November 2018, she was hired by CNN as a contributor.
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