Clara Jeffery | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Clara Jeffery in 2009 | |
| Born | August 25, 1967 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Editor, essayist |
| Education |
Carleton College (
BA) Northwestern University ( MA) |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
Clara Jeffery (born August 25, 1967) is an American journalist who is the editor-in-chief of Mother Jones and The Center for Investigative Reporting. [1] [2]
Career
Jeffery was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and was raised in Arlington, Virginia, and attended the Sidwell Friends School [3] (1985), before going to Carleton College (1989). She earned a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 1993.
Between 1993 and 1995, Jeffery was a staff editor and writer at Washington City Paper. She was a senior editor at Harper's Magazine (1995–2002), where she edited six articles nominated for a National Magazine Award, including essays by Barbara Ehrenreich that became Nickel and Dimed. She became deputy editor of Mother Jones, a position she held for four years, and was promoted to co-editor in August 2006. Jeffery was promoted to editor-in-chief in May, 2015. [4]
Together, Jeffery and Monika Bauerlein have aimed to put greater emphasis on staff-generated, daily news and original reporting. The magazine received a National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 2008 and 2010. [5] In 2012 Mother Jones broke the story about Mitt Romney's " 47 percent" remarks, which were controversial prior to Barack Obama winning reelection.
In 2002, Jeffery wrote an article on the Salton Sea for Harper's Magazine, "Go West Old Man: Where the American Dream Goes Down the Drain". [6] She has also written for Slate, [7] the Huffington Post, San Francisco Magazine, [8] and the Chicago Reporter.
References
- ^ "Mother Jones Masthead". Motherjones.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Merger of Mother Jones, The Center for Investigative Reporting Is Official". Reveal News. February 1, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Werfelman, Linda (November 22, 1983). "Teenager Clara Jeffery says she 'used to think there..." UPI.
- ^ "Mother Jones Names Monika Bauerlein Chief Executive Officer and Clara Jeffery Editor-in-Chief". Motherjones.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Awards and Accolades". Motherjones.com. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Go west, old man: where the American dream goes down the drain. (Letter From California).(Salton Sea, California)". Highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "Can dogs be racist?". Slate Magazine. 26 February 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ "San Francisco Magazine - Modern Luxury". Sanfran.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2005. Retrieved 5 October 2014.