Spring 2024 Fellow
Jane Coaston is a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times with a special interest in American conservatism. She has written on topics including QAnon, college admission scandals, evangelicalism in America, and elections. She is also the host of the popular New York Times podcast, “The Argument”, which offers context, analysis, and good-faith engagement on current political debates.
She has recently joined CNN as an on-air contributor for the Chris Wallace Show and other CNN shows.
Jane was a Senior Politics Reporter at Vox, covering current events spanning from the Republican Party to the Black Lives Matter Movement. Her work has appeared on MSNBC, CNN, ABC News, NPR, The Ringer, Buzzfeed, and The Washington Post, and she has written for publications ranging from ESPN Magazine to The National Review. Jane served as a writer for the Human Rights Campaign from 2014-2016. She had previously worked for the Environmental Working Group, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Arabella Advisors, and the St. Louis Post.
She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, holding a B.A. in History and Political Science with a focus on World War, and she currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with her husband.
Study Group: A History of Opinion: Yours, Mine and the Times
Opinion writing is an art. Some people are doing it wrong. In this study group, New York Times writer Jane Coaston will show you how to do it better. We will discuss the history of opinion writing from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries as well as different platforms of opinion, such as TV and internet publications. Finally, we will look at what the rise of opinion journalism has to tell us about the media, news, history, and, well, us.
Tuesdays, 2-4 p.m. PT
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 27
March 5
March 19
March 26
April 2