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Nicholas Confessore

I mostly cover American politics and government. I’ve also written about the tech industry, cable news, and tax evasion by the ultrawealthy. I usually report articles over the course of weeks and months, interviewing dozens or hundreds of people while seeking and analyzing documents and records. I’m also a contributor to MSNBC, where I provide on-air news analysis.

I grew up in New York City, and I’ve worked as a reporter since college. I joined The Times in 2004. I’ve covered New York City mayoral races, the state capital, and two presidential campaigns, working for Metro, Politics and the Washington bureau. I joined the Investigations department and the Magazine in 2016. I was part of a team of reporters whose coverage of the downfall of Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting. In 2019, my Times colleagues and I were Pulitzer finalists for our investigation of Facebook and other social media companies.

Before joining The Times, I was an editor at The Washington Monthly and a contributor to The Atlantic Monthly and Rolling Stone, among other publications. I started my career as a staff writer at The American Prospect.

I like good stories. If you have one, email me (see below).

I practice independent journalism in keeping with the standards outlined by our Ethical Journalism Handbook. My highest professional obligation is to report the facts, wherever they lead. I choose to not be a member of any political party, and I don’t participate in political campaigns. I do not accept gifts and The Times pays for any costs related to my work. When reporting, I strive to be open-minded and fair. I believe people and events are complex. I keep in mind what I don’t know, and cultivate humility about what I think I do know. I try to seek a range of perspectives, and to engage with the subjects of my stories so that they have a fair and robust chance to comment before publication.

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    ‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade

    The backlash against “wokeism” has led a growing number of states to ban D.E.I. programs at public universities. Thousands of emails and other documents reveal the playbook — and grievances — behind one strand of the anti-D.E.I. campaign.

    By Nicholas Confessore

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    Antisemitism and Free Speech Collide on Campuses

    The story behind a congressional hearing that ended the career of one university president and jeopardized the jobs of two others.

    By Michael Barbaro, Clare Toeniskoetter, Rikki Novetsky, Asthaa Chaturvedi, Mooj Zadie, M.J. Davis Lin, Paige Cowett, Marion Lozano, Elisheba Ittoop, Pat McCusker, Diane Wong and Chris Wood

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