Andrew Jacobs (journalist)
| Andrew Jacobs | |
|---|---|
| Born | Newark, New Jersey |
| Residence | Beijing, China |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | The New York Times |
| Known for | Directed and produced Four Seasons Lodge (2008), a documentary |
| Home town | South Orange, New Jersey |
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Andrew Jacobs is an American correspondent for The New York Times.
Jacobs has been based in Beijing, China, since April 2008, covering the country for The New York Times. He is also the director and producer of a 2008 documentary, Four Seasons Lodge.
Jacobs, who is Jewish and one of three children, was born in Newark, New Jersey, to Martin G. Jacobs, a nephrologist, and Barbara Jacobs. His sisters are Wendy, a county commissioner in Durham, North Carolina, and Ellen, a psychotherapist in Manhattan, New York City. He grew up in South Orange, New Jersey. He graduated from Columbia High School, and from New York University, where he studied architecture and urban design.
In 1989, Jacobs was an English teacher at Hubei University in Wuhan, China. He served as press secretary for Tom Duane during his successful run for the New York City Council in 1991.
Jacobs contributed to the Associated Press, Village Voice, and New York Newsday during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Later, he served as editor of Manhattan Spirit and Our Town, founded and was news editor of QW magazine, and edited a number of New York City newsweeklies, including The Brooklyn Phoenix and The Villager.
He began writing for The New York Times in 1995. He has reported for various New York Times desks, including National, Business, Culture, and Styles. Since April 2008, he is a New York Times correspondent in Beijing, China. His writing focuses on Chinese politics, including Uighur-Han Chinese relations, Chen Guangcheng's escape, and the loss of power of Bo Xilai.
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