Editor in Chief of The New York Times Magazine; formerly at Texas Monthly; author of Nothing Happened and Then It Did; Oakland grown.
New York City
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Jake Silverstein retweeted
Frederick Douglass: No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man w/o at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck. Juneteenth doesn’t mark the emancipation of the enslaved, but emancipation of the US. We shld all rejoice & work twd our mutual liberation.
Jake Silverstein retweeted
I kind of choked with the speech last night—bright lights big city!—so let me take a sec to express my gratitude. I know how rare it is to receive support for a story like this: about everyday people using everyday strategies to survive a huge historical crisis…
.@FluentMundo won in Essays & Criticism for her piece abt going dancing in NYC after first lockdowns let up, a gorgeous meditation on loneliness and the magic of social dance that had evaporated from our lives during the pandemic. (props to Maridelis Morales Rosado for the pics)
Jake Silverstein retweeted
The story I wrote on the fall of Kabul won a National Magazine Award last night! It was a team effort: congrats to @jimhuylebroek @WaliAriann @SafiPadshah @jacoob1994 & eds @sashagila @billwasik @jakesilverstein. High-fives to fellow @NYTmag winners @FluentMundo and @AzmatZahra
Jake Silverstein retweeted
Genuinely so honored @ASME1963 recognized the Civilian Casualty Files. It meant everything to have editors like @jakesilverstein, @ByLukeMitchell, @mattbpurdy & Paul Fishleder supporting me — and to meet people like @basimrazzo and Katbeah Ahmed, who changed my world. Indebted 🙏
.@AzmatZahra's five-year investigation on the human toll of America's air strikes in the Middle East has won the @ASME1963 National Magazine Award in the Public Interest category. nyti.ms/3KgsoZw
Jake Silverstein retweeted
The most comprehensive & eye-opening portrait to date of Ginni & Justice Clarence Thomas--a superb investigation by @dannyhakim & @Jo_Becker: nytimes.com/2022/02/22/magaz…
Jake Silverstein retweeted
On behalf of the 1619 Project team, we are grateful and honored.
Congratulations to all night one winners in our Outstanding Literary and Podcast categories! 👏🏾👏🏾
53rd #NAACPImageAwards
#OurStories #OurCulture #OurExcellence
Jake Silverstein retweeted
this @AliaMalek piece is a straight up must-read. it’s both a painful reminder of how rare justice comes for those who commit war crimes & a testament to what a culturally fluent reporter can do when she follows a beat over time. please read. nytimes.com/2022/01/25/magaz…
Jake Silverstein retweeted
My story on the long, strange arc of Mike Flynn: nytimes.com/2022/02/04/magaz…
Jake Silverstein retweeted
Before blacklisting NSO, the US bought but did not ultimately use an NSO product that could tap American phones.
Blockbuster investigation by @ronenbergman + @MarkMazzettiNYT
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Jake Silverstein retweeted
Powerful testimony against Florida’s anti-history and anti-truth bill. Powerful.
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Jake Silverstein retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: The CIA bought a Pegasus, the world's most powerful and notorious cyberweapon, for the intelligence service of Djibouti, a country with a horrible record of human rights abuses.
W\ the great @MarkMazzettiNYT via @NYTmag
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Jake Silverstein retweeted
NEW: A deep investigation into NSO, the notorious hacking firm, w/@ronenbergman for @NYTmag. Short thread on some revelations 1/ nytimes.com/2022/01/28/magaz…
Jake Silverstein retweeted
NEW -- A secret U.S. Special Operations unit struck a major dam in Syria in 2017 despite a military report warning not to because the damage could cause a flood that might kill tens of thousands of civilians. w/@David_Philipps, @AzmatZahra
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Jake Silverstein retweeted
We’re pleased to share that we are bringing on two new Eat columnists to write about food for us: Bryan Washington and Ligaya Mishan (@ligayamishan) nytco.com/press/the-magazine…
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Utterly fantastic thread from @nhannahjones — read every word.
Jake Silverstein retweeted
I was invited to give an MLK speech today and a small number of members of the group hosting me wrote and then leaked emails opposing my giving this speech, as it dishonored Dr. King for me to do so. They called me a "discredited activist" "unworthy of such association with King"
Jake Silverstein retweeted
Wow. I learned half of what I know about being a Texas journalist from a nice Jewish boy from New York. Nobody’s funnier, smarter, or more passionate about journalism than @evanasmith. Congratulations, my friend, you changed the world. tinyurl.com/3d8xfk39
Jake Silverstein retweeted
It's impossible to overstate the role @evanasmith has played in nonprofit journalism, and in transforming the news landscape in Texas, and in cultivating the careers of countless reporters. I owe so much to him. Grateful to have been along for the ride.
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Jake Silverstein retweeted
An important story, sparely and elegantly told.
One year later, many of the Capitol Police officers who faced the angry, violent mob on January 6 still bear the scars of that dark day. Incredible reporting and storytelling from @susandominus and @lukebroadwater on the cover of the next @NYTmag. nytimes.com/2022/01/04/magaz…