Ben Casselman

Summary

Ben Casselman is an American journalist. He previously worked for The Wall Street Journal, FiveThirtyEight, and is currently an economics reporter for The New York Times.[1]

Ben Casselman
EducationColumbia University (BA)
OccupationJournalist
OrganizationThe New York Times
AwardsGerald Loeb Award for Large Newspapers (2011)

Biography edit

Casselman graduated from Columbia University in 2003.[2] He started his journalism career at The Salem News before joining The Wall Street Journal, where he worked as a reporter from 2006 to 2013.[3] He was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting and shared a Gerald Loeb Award for Large Newspapers for covering the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[4]

In 2013, Casselman joined FiveThirtyEight as the chief economics writer and senior editor.[5][6] He joined The New York Times business news desk in 2017.[1][7] He was nominated for a Gerald Loeb Award for Beat Reporting in 2021 for his work on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the American economy.[8][9] He is a frequent guest on The Daily, the Times's news podcast.[10]

He is an adjunct professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York, where he teaches economic reporting.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Casselman to join NY Times business news desk". Talking Biz News. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (August 2007). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
  3. ^ "Ben Casselman — Former reporter at The Wall Street Journal". WSJ. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. ^ "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2011 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". www.businesswire.com. 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  5. ^ Bhuiyan, Johana. "Ben Casselman joins FiveThirtyEight as Chief Economics Writer". POLITICO Media. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  6. ^ "An Interview with Ben Casselman, FiveThirtyEight's Chief Economics Writer". thepolitic.org. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  7. ^ "Tiffany Hsu and Ben Casselman Join Business Day". The New York Times Company. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  8. ^ "Loeb Honors". The New York Times Company. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  9. ^ Management, UCLA Anderson School of. "2021 Gerald Loeb Award Finalists, Career Achievement Honorees and Date of Virtual Awards Event Announced by UCLA Anderson". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  10. ^ Kitroeff, Natalie; Lin, Shannon; Prieto, Carlos; Johnson, Michael Simon; Chow, Lisa; Georges, Marc; Lozano, Marion; Moxley, Alyssa (2023-07-12). "The Great Resignation is Over". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  11. ^ J-School, Newmark. "Ben Casselman". Newmark J-School. Retrieved 2022-02-15.