Jacob Kushner

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!

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

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-degree

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

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

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

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

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-… @columbiajourn @AzmatZahra

In Kenya, Gen Z Battles Corruption and Police Violence - For @HammerandHope @Nanjala1 chronicles Kenyan President @WilliamsRuto's murderous regime: hammerandhope.org/article/kenya-…

Huge thanks to @columbiajourn & @ColumbiaJournMA for its enormous role in shaping my early career—and my mid career, too!

Nominators/mentors include: @kemsawyer @jonsawyer @deejhall Andy Hall @PabloMuirhead Sarah Ripp @UWLACIS @UWInternational @uw_sjmc

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-a… and read my write-up here: uwalumni.com/news/jacob-kus… @WisAlumni

MADAMS: Exposing Kenya's Child Sex Trade - BBC Africa Eye Documentary youtu.be/JHINoFq8GvE?fe… via @YouTube @BBCafrica

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

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/aug…

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/mis… @columbiajourn

As Kenya’s protests intensified, two friends bled on opposite sides. @khoureld @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/… "Young Kenyans continue to risk their lives in protests over corruption and police brutality. Others are being recruited as “goons” to menace the protesters."

For The Dial, I blurbed The Lucky Ones, by Zara Chowdhary. Check out all of The Dial's Best Books of Summer 2025: thedial.world/summer-reading… @thedialmag

‘You Leave with Nothing’: Haitians Face Impossible Choice After Supreme Court Decision. Read this urgent piece by my @ColumbiaJournMA student (now alumna 👩‍🎓) Béatrice Vallières: documentedny.com/2025/06/05/hai…

@williams_paige Agreed.

1 Writing Class, 35 Years, 113 Deals, 95 Books. Congrats to my mentor, and colleague, Sam Freedman on an incredible career. Great writeup by @emmabgo nytimes.com/2025/05/25/boo… @columbiajourn