Alexis Madrigal (born 1983/84) is an American journalist. He's currently the new co-host of KQED's Forum. In 2010, Madrigal began working for ''

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''. In 2014, he was promoted to deputy editor of TheAtlantic.com. He joined '' Fusion'' later in the year as part of a "big-name hiring spree" for the new media channel, "one of the hot-shot journalists on which Fusion is pinning its hopes." In March 2020, he started the COVID Tracking Project, a collaborative effort to track the spread of

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within the US, with Robinson Meyer and a team of volunteers. He has also written for ''

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''. In 2014, he spoke at the

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alongside Tony Fadell as a member of a panel discussing "A New and Promising Energy Future". In 2017, he hosted an 8-part audio documentary on

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called ''Containers''. He graduated from

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in 2004.

Personal life

Madrigal is married and has two children, one nonbinary and one daughter. In October 2021, Madrigal tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling to a wedding for a friend in New Orleans. His symptoms were mild, but he continued to test positive on antigen tests for more than 10 days. His wife and children never tested positive.

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External links

Official site
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