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Jacob Kushner @JacobKushner

Find me on Bluesky: JacobKushner.bsky.social International Journalist, author, Visiting Prof. @ Columbia Journalism School linktr.ee/JacobKushner

Joined April 2010
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Jacob Kushner@JacobKushner
7 Feb 2024
Now ***Available for PRE-ORDER*** wherever books are sold: Many years in the making, my book about Germany's far-right, anti-immigrant terrorists will be published in May 2024 by @GrandCentralPub U.S. bit.ly/LookAwayBook & @HarperCollinsUK bit.ly/WhiteTerrorBook Order now!
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I went on Polish TV to talk about how the media ought to navigate misleading, anti-immigrant narratives, here and around the world: youtube.com/watch?v=f2LTqHUt… @TVPWorld_com Thanks Maia Mazurkiewicz for having me on. With @AnnaAlboth @columbiajourn @ColumbiaJournMA
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Igrzyska Wolności@Freedom_Games
Jun 3
📢@JacobKushner: dziennikarz, autor książek, w tym reportażu 𝗕𝗜𝗔Ł𝗬 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥 (@CzarneWyd) dołącza do grona prelegentów 13. Igrzysk Wolności 2026! Organizatorem jest Fundacja Liberté! Miastem Gospodarzem jest Łódź. Partnerem Strategicznym jest Łódzkie Centrum Wydarzeń.
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The new Syria has not dismantled the old prison system. — The Dial thedial.world/articles/news/… @thedialmag

“There Is Nothing More Nightmarish” — The Dial

The new Syria has not dismantled the old prison system.

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Now Voyager Magazine@nowvoyagermag
May 13
Sanmao's dispatches from 1975 Western Sahara still shape how a billion people picture Africa. One problem: her Africa may be a fantasy. @JacobKushner's new piece for NOW VOYAGER, ISSUE 2: nowvoyagermag.com/reporting/…

Sanmao Introduced Chinese Readers to Africa. But Were Her Stories True?

Millions of Chinese readers discovered the Sahara through Sanmao’s stories. Jacob Kushner revisits episodes from her life and asks how much of what she wrote was true.

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7 years in the making, this feature for Now Voyager Magazine took me to six countries on 4 continents. The epic story of the famous writer turned travel influencer who became China’s literary lens into Africa, and the world. But was Sanmao’s Africa real? nowvoyagermag.com/@nowvoyage…
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Pat Hastings@pitter7
31 Dec 2025
One of the last days of the year spent with ⁦@uw_sjmc alum @JacobKushner⁩ ⁦⁦⁩ discussing his terrific book. We are 2 who can spend time rehashing the footnotes. Seriously a great read. And a Happy New years to all BTW
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First day of the semester. Excited for what these students will achieve. @columbiajourn @ColumbiaJournMA M.A. Politics class of 2026 Learn more: journalism.columbia.edu/ma-d…
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Congrats to @carolabbottg for publishing this fascinating story in The Dial magazine, thanks to a connection she made with editor Mara Wilson at the Columbia Journalism School Freelance Fair: thedial.world/articles/news/… @columbiajourn @thedialmag @not_matilda

Under the Cowboy Hat — The Dial

How agribusiness took over Brazilian country music.

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Journalist recounts harrowing kidnapping at sea by Israeli pirates: @JewishCurrents jewishcurrents.org/forty-eig… Forty-Eight Hours in Israeli Captivity

Forty-Eight Hours in Israeli Captivity

A journalist captured on a flotilla mission recounts treatment at the hands of the Israeli navy, border police, and prison guards.

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“Am I Now in Exile?” Fleeing Bukele by El Faro journalists for @thedialmag thedial.world/articles/news/…

Fleeing Bukele — The Dial

Journalists in El Salvador are under heightened scrutiny. Many have been forced to leave.

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Wisconsin Alumni@WisAlumni
13 Aug 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 Forward Award Winners! 🏆 👐 Matthew Conway ’13, Elizabeth Dennett MS’10, PhD’14, Faatima Khan ’15, @JacobKushner ’10, Kyle Nakatsuji MBA’11, JD’12, and Stephanie Phillips ’12. Read about each winner: bit.ly/3WMr4VD
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Israel has now killed at least 184 journalists in Palestine--at least 26 in deliberate assassinations, according to @pressfreedom For @CJR, here's what nearly two dozen journalists and human rights experts say we must do. cjr.org/feature/urgen-ideas-… @columbiajourn @AzmatZahra

What Could We Be Doing in Gaza? Urgent ideas to defend press freedom in the world's deadliest place...

Letters, condemnations, and Israeli court cases have failed to change the world’s deadliest place for journalists. We’ve cast out for a new approach.

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In Kenya, Gen Z Battles Corruption and Police Violence - For @HammerandHope @Nanjala1 chronicles Kenyan President @WilliamsRuto's murderous regime: hammerandhope.org/article/ke…
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Huge thanks to @columbiajourn & @ColumbiaJournMA for its enormous role in shaping my early career—and my mid career, too!
M.A. Columbia Journ@ColumbiaJournMA
11 Aug 2025
Congratulations to @ColumbiaJournMA alum and former visiting professor @JacobKushner (MA Politics '13), who received @UWMadison's 2025 Forward Award for its young alumni who have demonstrated exceptional early-career achievement! uwalumni.com/news/jacob-kush…
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I'm honored to be awarded @UWMadison's 2025 Forward Award! Thanks Molly Donnellan for nominating me and to all those who wrote letters! Check out the other recipients uwalumni.com/about/alumni-aw… and read my write-up here: uwalumni.com/news/jacob-kush… @WisAlumni
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Nominators/mentors include: @kemsawyer @jonsawyer @deejhall Andy Hall @PabloMuirhead Sarah Ripp @UWLACIS @UWInternational @uw_sjmc
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MADAMS: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade - BBC Africa Eye Documentary youtu.be/JHINoFq8GvE?feature… via @YouTube @BBCafrica

MADAMS: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade - BBC Africa Eye Documentary

#BBCAfricaEye investigates how women known as "madams" have involve...

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He’s back! Thanks to the Norwegian rescuers who didn’t give up! And to his friends and family who sprang into action to help. @AlecLuhn
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URGENT: My good friend of 20 years, the journalist @AlecLuhn , is missing. Friends in Norway: please reach out to anyone you know who was hiking Ullensvang on the northern edge of Folgefonna since last week. theguardian.com/world/2025/a…

Rescuers in Norway resume search for journalist missing in wilderness

Bad weather hampers search for Alec Luhn after he set out for solo hike in remote Folgefonna national park

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Misplaced Bodies and Mishandled Funds: recent Columbia Journalism graduate @TanyaARaghu1 on the Repatriation of Deceased Immigrants, for @Documentedny with editing by @clarissaleon documentedny.com/2025/07/25/… @columbiajourn
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