Isaac Chotiner

American journalist

Isaac Chotiner

Education| University of California, Davis (BA)
Occupation(s)| Journalist, interviewer
Employer| The New Yorker

Isaac Chotiner (pronounced /ˈtʃɒtnər/)[1] is an American journalist and interviewer, best known for his in-depth interviews with prominent political and cultural figures for The New Yorker. He has been recognized for his probing interviewing style, which often elicits revealing and unexpected responses from his subjects.[2][3]

## Career

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Chotiner completed his education at the University of California, Davis.[4] He began his career as a staff writer at The New Republic, where he wrote on politics and culture, and later became a contributor to Slate, where he hosted a podcast and wrote on a range of topics.[5]

In 2018 Chotiner joined The New Yorker as a staff writer, where he became known for his in-depth interviews. His work has earned him a reputation for conducting interviews with a persistence that often causes subjects to cast an unflattering light on themselves.[6][2][better source needed]

## Bibliography

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* Isaac Chotiner, "A Dangerous Man: Why Congo's independence leader Patrice Lumumba had to die" (review of Stuart A. Reid, The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination, Knopf, 2023), The New Yorker, 6 November 2023, pp. 67–70.

## References

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1. ^ Isaac Chotiner & Ramesh Ponnuru. Nonzero. 6 April 2018. Event occurs at 00:00:08 - via YouTube.
2. ^ a b Drezner, Daniel W. (21 November 2022). "Why Do People Talk to Isaac Chotiner?". Drezner’s World. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
3. ^ Arjini, Nawal (16 April 2019). "The Art of the Q&A With The New Yorker's Isaac Chotiner". The Nation. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
4. ^ "Isaac Chotiner LinkedIn Profile". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
5. ^ "Isaac Chotiner". Slate. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
6. ^ Molloy, Parker (July 21, 2022). "Isaac Chotiner's Alan Dershowitz Q&A is the blueprint for "cancel culture" coverage". The Present Age. Retrieved 22 June 2023. "There's a joke among people who are really plugged into media Twitter: if Isaac Chotiner calls to ask if he can interview you, run."

## External links

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* Articles by Isaac Chotiner at The New Yorker
* Isaac Chotiner on Twitter

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