Jodi Kantor

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education = Columbia University
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Jodi Kantor (born 1975) is an American journalist who writes for "The New York Times". Kantor's articles primarily concern cultural phenomena and politics, among other topics.

She graduated from Columbia University in 1996 and briefly attended Harvard Law School before landing a job as an editor of "Slate". After corresponding with "New York Times" columnist Frank Rich about how that paper could improve its arts coverage, she was brought on as editor of the Arts and Leisure section by Howell Raines, executive editor. Kantor was only 27 at the time (her predecessor, John Rockwell, had been in his late 50's when appointed to the post).

As arts editor, Kantor worked to make the "Times"' arts coverage more aggressive, expanding its focus to cover the stories behind, and the social conditions surrounding, the arts. She also made coverage more contemporary, focusing on new art forms. Her role as editor was occasionally controversial, however, with some charging that she hired many writers with limited experience in traditional journalism, and assigned pieces on trivial pop culture subjects [cite web |publisher=The New Criterion |url=http://newcriterion.com:81/weblog/2007/08/jodi-kantor-watch-red-alert.html |title='Jodi Kantor watch' RED ALERT |author=James Panero |date=2007-08-01 ] , others believed she helped the paper connect with audiences. [cite web |url=http://www.blacktable.com/leitch030711.htm |piblisher=The Black Table |title=The Old Gray Lady is Eating Its Young: Why the Times Needs Jodi Kantor |author=Will Leitch |date=2003-07-11 ] [cite web |url=http://www.newyorkbusiness-risingstars.com/profile.php?pageNum_profile_detail=17&year=4 |title=Jodi Kantor |author=Emily Denitto |publisher=Crain's New York Business ] Kantor eventually stepped down from her editorship to pursue reporting once more. [cite web |url=http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/on/jodi_kantor_steps_down_and_out_into_the_real_world_23882.asp |title=Jodi Kantor steps down and out into the real world |date=2005-07-22 |publisher=Fishbowl NY ]

More recently, Kantor has been covering politics for The Times, most notably the 2008 presidential campaign. She was involved in a minor flap for her coverage of Reverend Jeramiah Wright [cite web | url=http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/49627/ | title=Obama Pastor rips NY Times a new one, gently | date=2007-03-22] [cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/06/us/politics/06obama.html?_r=1&oref=slogin| title=Disinvitation by Obama Is Criticized | date=2007-03-06] .

Personal

Kantor is married to Ron Lieber, "Your Money" columnist for The New York Times.

References

External links

* [http://www.observer.com/node/48522 NY Observer article on Kantor]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alumni/Magazine/Fall2005/Kantor.pdf Profile of Kantor in Columbia Magazine]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/27/flashback-wrights-lette_n_93820.html Flashback: Wright's Letter To NYT, Jodi Kantor About Obama]