Joseph Nocera
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Joseph "Joe" Nocera is an American
business journalist and author. He became a business columnist for The New York Times
in April 2005. In March 2011, Nocera became a regular opinion columnist for The Times' Op-Ed page, writing on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nocera is also a business commentator for NPR
’s Weekend Edition
with Scott Simon.
Prior to joining The New York Times, Nocera worked at Fortune
from 1995 to 2005, in a variety of positions, finally as editorial director. Nocera was the "Profit Motive" columnist at GQ from 1990 to 1995, and wrote the same column for Esquire
from 1988 to 1990.
In the 1980s, Nocera was an editor at Newsweek
; an executive editor of New England Monthly
; and a senior editor at Texas Monthly
. In the late 1970s he was an editor at The Washington Monthly
.
Nocera earned a B.S. in journalism from Boston University
in 1974, and lives in New York City.
Nocera's most recent book is All the Devils Are Here
, co-written with Bethany McLean and released in 2010.
's 1995 Helen Bernstein Award for best non-fiction book of the year.
Nocera also won three Gerald Loeb (1993, 1996, 2008) and three Hancock (1983, 1984, 1991) awards.
He was a 2007 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary.
" with terrorists, and wrote that they "have waged jihad
on the American people" and suggested that they "can put aside their suicide vests". This rhetoric was criticized by a number of media outlets. In a followup column, Nocera writes "[it] most surprised me is how darned liberal I sound sometimes." He then apologized:
After comparing congressional negotiations with "hand-to-hand combat", Nocera concluded the column with "I won't be calling anybody names. That I can promise."
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business journalist and author. He became a business columnist for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
in April 2005. In March 2011, Nocera became a regular opinion columnist for The Times' Op-Ed page, writing on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Nocera is also a business commentator for NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
’s Weekend Edition
Weekend Edition
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with Scott Simon.
Prior to joining The New York Times, Nocera worked at Fortune
Fortune (magazine)
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from 1995 to 2005, in a variety of positions, finally as editorial director. Nocera was the "Profit Motive" columnist at GQ from 1990 to 1995, and wrote the same column for Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
from 1988 to 1990.
In the 1980s, Nocera was an editor at Newsweek
Newsweek
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; an executive editor of New England Monthly
New England Monthly
New England Monthly was a magazine published in Haydenville, Massachusetts from 1984 to 1990. Founded by Robert Nylen and Daniel Okrent , it won the National Magazine Award for General Excellence in both 1986 and 1987, and was a finalist for many other National Magazine Awards in its brief...
; and a senior editor at Texas Monthly
Texas Monthly
Texas Monthly is a monthly American magazine headquartered in Austin, Texas. Texas Monthly is published by Emmis Publishing, L.P. and was founded in 1973 by Michael R. Levy, Texas Monthly chronicles life in contemporary Texas, writing on politics, the environment, industry, and education...
. In the late 1970s he was an editor at The Washington Monthly
The Washington Monthly
The Washington Monthly is a bimonthly nonprofit magazine of United States politics and government that is based in Washington, D.C.The magazine's founder is Charles Peters, who started the magazine in 1969 and continues to write the "Tilting at Windmills" column in each issue. Paul Glastris, former...
.
Nocera earned a B.S. in journalism from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
in 1974, and lives in New York City.
Nocera's most recent book is All the Devils Are Here
All the Devils Are Here
All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis is a nonfiction book by authors Bethany McLean and Joseph Nocera the 2008 financial crisis. It details account of how the financial crisis bubbled up from a volatile, and bipartisan, mixture of government meddling and laissez-faire...
, co-written with Bethany McLean and released in 2010.
Awards
Nocera's 1994 book, A Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class, won the New York Public LibraryNew York Public Library
The New York Public Library is the largest public library in North America and is one of the United States' most significant research libraries...
's 1995 Helen Bernstein Award for best non-fiction book of the year.
Nocera also won three Gerald Loeb (1993, 1996, 2008) and three Hancock (1983, 1984, 1991) awards.
He was a 2007 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Commentary.
Criticism
In a August 2011 column on the US debt ceiling crisis, Nocera compared "Tea Party RepublicansTea Party movement
The Tea Party movement is an American populist political movement that is generally recognized as conservative and libertarian, and has sponsored protests and supported political candidates since 2009...
" with terrorists, and wrote that they "have waged jihad
Jihad
Jihad , an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning "struggle". Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God ". A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is...
on the American people" and suggested that they "can put aside their suicide vests". This rhetoric was criticized by a number of media outlets. In a followup column, Nocera writes "[it] most surprised me is how darned liberal I sound sometimes." He then apologized:
- The words I chose were intemperate and offensive to many, and I've been roundly criticized. I was a hypocrite, the critics said, for using such language when on other occasions I've called for a more civil politics. In the cool light of day, I agree with them. I apologize.
After comparing congressional negotiations with "hand-to-hand combat", Nocera concluded the column with "I won't be calling anybody names. That I can promise."
External links
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dotcon/interviews/nocera.htmlPBSPublic Broadcasting ServiceThe Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
Frontline Interview] - Biography at newsbios.com
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