- Jay Nordlinger
Jay Nordlinger is an American journalist. He is a senior editor of "
National Review ", the conservative magazine founded byWilliam F. Buckley Jr. in the 1950s. He also writes a column for the magazine’s website called “Impromptus.” Nordlinger covers a wide variety of topics, including human rights. He has a special focus onChina andCuba .In the last month and a half of the 2000 presidential election campaign, Nordlinger took a leave of absence from "National Review" to write speeches for
George W. Bush .Nordlinger is also a music critic, writing about classical music for "
The New Criterion " and the "New York Sun ", in addition to "National Review". He lectures and moderates panels at theSalzburg festivals , at Easter and during the summer.In 2007, National Review Books published "Here, There & Everywhere: Collected Writings of Jay Nordlinger".
Nordlinger lives in
New York , but he is a native ofAnn Arbor ,Michigan , and often refers to his left-leaning hometown in political columns.Awards
In 2001, Nordlinger received the
Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism . This is an annual award given by theNews Corporation , in honor of its late editorial-page editor. The award is meant to go to a journalist who demonstrates “love of country and its democratic institutions” and who “bears witness to the evils oftotalitarianism .”Also in 2001, Nordlinger won the annual award of the Chan Foundation for Journalism and Culture. The award, and the foundation, were established in honor of Zhu Xi Chan, the
Hong Kong newspaper owner whose pages exposed events inMao Zedong ’s China. The award is intended for a journalist “who uses his talents to work for freedom and democracy in China.”External links
* [http://author.nationalreview.com/bio/?q=MjE1Mg= Nordlinger's biography] at National Review Online
* [http://author.nationalreview.com/?q=MjE1Mg= Archive of Nordlinger's writings] at National Review Online
* [http://www.nysun.com/authors/Jay+Nordlinger Archive of Nordlinger's writings] at "The New York Sun".
* [http://newcriterion.com/archives/author/jnordlinger/ Archive of Nordlinger's writings] at "The New Criterion".
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