Andrea Elliott

1. Twenty years ago today, a girl named Dasani was born in Brooklyn. When we met, she was a spunky 11-year-old with big dreams and no home. I spent the next eight years of my life following hers. This book is her story: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/241846/i…

This Thursday, I join @hthompsn at #92Y to discuss her fascinating book FEAR & FURY 92ny.org/event/heather-…

In my 30 years in journalism, I don't believe I've seen anyone beclown himself as thoroughly and as profoundly as Will Lewis has. Good riddance. ft.com/content/5fa62c…

THIS 🙏 @SallyJenki theatlantic.com/culture/2026/0…

I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated.

A staggering statement from former Washington Post editor Marty Baron: "This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world's greatest news organizations."

Jeff Bezos wealth in 2024: $194 billion Jeff Bezos wealth in 2025: $215 billion Jeff Bezos wealth today: $249.4 billion Net increase in Bezos wealth since 2024: $55.4 billion Cost of Bezos’s 417-foot superyacht: $500 million Amazon investment in "Melania": $75 million Original Bezos purchase price of the Washington Post in 2013: $250 million Bezos net worth in 2013: $25.2 billion Net increase in Bezos wealth since buying the Post: $224.2 billion Last reported annual losses of Post: $100 million Number of years Bezos could absorb those losses with what he makes in a single week: 5 @JeffBezos

Tonight @BKLYNlibrary I’ll be in conversation with @PatrickMarkee about his new book PLACELESS bklynlibrary.org/calendar/patri…

“What are journalists but unusual people who decide on society’s behalf to witness the unbearable?” A must by @lpolgreen nytimes.com/2025/08/21/opi… via @NYTOpinion

I wrote about Israel’s assassination of Anas Al-Sharif, a brave journalist in Gaza.

Phenomenal piece by the great @EllenBarryNYT

El Dínamo lanza una nueva revista | DFMAS dfmas.df.cl/df-mas/coffee-…

By the great @lisquart time.com/7267756/replac…

Tomorrow night, I’ll be in conversation with Matthew Desmond at Montclair Public Library @evictionlab montclairlibrary.libnet.info/event/10581914

Chilean-American journalist @andreafelliott has reported on the Muslim community post 9/11, homelessness, and poverty. Reporting on these issues has won Andrea two Pulitzer awards. @Maria_Hinojosa speaks with Andrea about her work, identity, and more. latinousa.org/2024/05/10/and…

@LatinoUSA @Maria_Hinojosa My favorite interview ever. 🙏🙏🙏

New @LatinoUSA episode 🎧 Join @Maria_Hinojosa in a chat with Pulitzer winner @andreafelliott as they explore Elliott's Latin American roots and how being an outsider shapes her storytelling of people living on the margins of power. LISTEN HERE ➡️ bit.ly/lusaelliot

A gift for anyone who has loved and lost a person to addiction. 🙏 @HankAzaria nytimes.com/2023/11/09/opi…

@drgoyalnikhil discussing his new book Live to See the Day: Coming of Age in American Poverty with @andreafelliott and @TomSugrue. @MetropolitanBks.

THURSDAY at 5:30 p.m: I'll be in conversation with @andreafelliott @TomSugrue about LIVE TO SEE THE DAY at New York University's @nyu_ipk. Please join us to discuss the crisis of child poverty and how we can advance social and economic protections for all. ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-ta…

Looking forward to being in conversation with two of our nation's greatest scholars of poverty and inequality @TomSugrue @andreafelliott. Join us at NYU on 10/5.