Marc Tracy

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]

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

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 his childhood friend, 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. "Hess-Tracy". Leader-Telegram. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  2. "Marc Tracy - The New York Times". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
  3. "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.
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