Marc Tracy

American journalist
Marc Tracy
EducationColumbia University (BA)
OccupationJournalist
OrganizationThe New York Times
SpouseAmanda Hess
AwardsNational Jewish Book Award (2012)
National Magazine Award for Blogging (2011)

Marc Aaron Tracy[1] is an American journalist. He is a reporter on the Culture desk at The New York Times.[2] Tracy was a staff writer at The New Republic and at Tablet, where he won a National Magazine Award for Blogging.[3] He also won a National Jewish Book Award in 2012 for co-editing the anthology Jewish Jocks: An Unorthodox Hall of Fame.[4]

Biography

Tracy received his BA from Columbia University in 2007.[5] He was a senior editor for The Blue and White and a writer for the Columbia Political Review.[6] Tracy started his journalism career at Tablet magazine, where he ran the blog that won the last National Magazine Award given for blogging.[3] While editing Tablet's blog, Tracy approached Franklin Foer about writing a sports-themed book, which eventually led to the idea for the anthology Jewish Jocks.[7] The book won a 2012 National Jewish Book Award.[8] The New Republic hired Tracy as a staff writer in 2012, writing about the media, politics and New York City intelligentsia.[9][10]

In 2014, Tracy joined the staff of The New York Times, covering college athletics for the paper's Sports desk.[11] He joined the Business desk in 2019, covering topics in the media industry including the decline of local print media and The New York Times Company.[12] In 2022, Tracy joined the paper's Culture desk to cover debates about representation and politics in the arts.[13]

Personal life

Tracy is married to Amanda Hess, who is also a journalist and critic at The New York Times.[1][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hess-Tracy". Leader-Telegram. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  2. ^ "Marc Tracy - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  3. ^ a b "Tablet nabs top national magazine award for blogging". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  4. ^ Staff, Jewcy (2013-01-15). "'Jewish Jocks' Wins National Jewish Book Award". Jewcy. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  5. ^ "Just Married!". Columbia College Today. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  6. ^ Yumpu.com. "TAP! YOU'RE IT - The Blue & White". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  7. ^ Carroll, Tobias. "Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy discuss the genesis of new anthology 'Jewish Jocks'". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  8. ^ "Jewish Book Award Winners Announced". The Forward. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  9. ^ Byers, Dylan. "TNR hires Julia Ioffe, Tablet's Marc Tracy". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  10. ^ "You've Met The Scroll, Now Here's The Roll". Tablet Magazine. 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  11. ^ "Marc Tracy takes over media beat at NY Times". Talking Biz News. 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  12. ^ "Marc Tracy Comes to Business". The New York Times Company. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  13. ^ "Moves in Culture". The New York Times Company. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  14. ^ "Amanda Hess - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.