Clare Malone
Clare Malone | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (BA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | The New Yorker |
Clare Malone is an American journalist who is a staff writer at The New Yorker. She previously worked at the now-defunct political analysis outlet FiveThirtyEight.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Malone was raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio, along with her two brothers and three sisters. She attended Georgetown University, where she rowed for the Georgetown Hoyas.[2] She graduated in 2009 with a degree in government.[3]
Career
[edit]Malone began her journalism career working at The American Prospect before eventually writing full-time for FiveThirtyEight. At FiveThirtyEight, Malone covered Donald Trump's successful 2016 presidential campaign and became the outlet's senior political writer.[4][5] She also hosted the FiveThirtyEight political podcast with Harry Enten and Nate Silver.[6]
In 2021, Malone was hired by The New Yorker, covering the media industry and politics.[7] In September 2023, Malone wrote an expose alleging that the comedian Hasan Minhaj had embellished claims of experiencing racism in his comedy sets.[8][9] The article was one of the magazine's top twenty five articles of the year.[10] Minhaj defended himself, saying his comedy contained "emotional truths",[11] and were exaggerations of real experiences that had happened to him.[12][13] According to Minhaj, Comedy Central revoked his offer to host The Daily Show after Trevor Noah's retirement.[14]
In August 2024, Malone reported that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who was then running for president as a third-party candidate, had dumped a bear carcass in Central Park as a joke.[15] Kennedy attempted to get ahead of Malone's story by recounting the incident in a video posted to his X account.[16][17][18] Kennedy's confession led to mockery and memes on social media.[19][20][16]
Malone has also reported extensively about cultural issues in The New York Times and The Washington Post.[21][22] She later reported on Jeff Bezos' ownership of Washington Post.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ "Clare Malone". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ "Clare Malone - Women's Rowing". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ Seitts, Stephanie (December 1, 2023). "GEMA Alumni Spotlight - Clare Malone (C'09), Staff Writer, The New Yorker". Georgetown Alumni. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ Seitts, Stephanie (December 1, 2023). "GEMA Alumni Spotlight - Clare Malone (C'09), Staff Writer, The New Yorker". Georgetown Alumni. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ "Clare Malone". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ "Politics Podcast". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ Watson, Lauren. "'Still Shooting Ourselves in the Foot, Over and Over'". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ Malone, Clare (September 15, 2023). "Hasan Minhaj's "Emotional Truths"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ Zinoman, Jason (December 17, 2023). "Was a Scandal the Best Thing to Happen to Hasan Minhaj?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ Luo, Michael (December 13, 2023). "The Top Twenty-five New Yorker Stories of 2023". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ Goffe, Nadira (October 27, 2023). "OK, I Will Now Attempt to Explain What's Happening With Hasan Minhaj and the New Yorker". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ Romano, Aja (November 10, 2023). "What the Hasan Minhaj controversy says about the trouble with storytelling". Vox. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ Walsh, Savannah (September 28, 2023). "'The Daily Show' Returns to Guest Hosts After Hasan Minhaj Controversy". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ "Hasan Minhaj Explains Himself". Esquire. September 25, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ Malone, Clare (August 5, 2024). "What Does Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Actually Want?". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ a b Buck, Ivy (August 7, 2024). "The Only Good Thing About That RFK Jr. Dead-Bear Story". Slate Magazine.
- ^ Pellish, Aaron (August 4, 2024). "RFK Jr. says he placed a dead bear cub in Central Park 10 years ago". CNN Politics.
- ^ Robert F. Kennedy Jr (August 4, 2024). "Looking forward to seeing how you spin this one, @NewYorker". X (formerly Twitter). Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Nicholls, Flynn (August 5, 2024). "RFK Jr. dead bear cub admission sparks avalanche of jokes, memes". Newsweek. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Abraham, Ellie (August 6, 2024). "Robert F Kennedy Jr ridiculed with memes after bizarre dead bear admission". Indy 100.
- ^ Malone, Clare (July 10, 2024). "The Culture Wars Inside the New York Times". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ Malone, Clare (May 12, 2025). "Morale at the Washington Post Has "Never Been Lower"". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
- ^ Scire, Sarah. "The New Yorker digs into the turmoil at The Washington Post". Nieman Lab.