Editing Nicholas Kristof (section)

{{short description|American journalist and political commentator (born 1959)}}
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|name             = Nicholas Kristof
|image            = Nicholas D. Kristof - Davos 2010.jpg
|caption          = Kristof in 2010
|birth_name       = Nicholas Donabet Kristof
|birth_date       = {{birth date and age|1959|4|27}}
|birth_place      = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
|party            = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|years_active     = 1984–present
|education        = {{ubl | [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])| [[Magdalen College, Oxford]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}
|occupation       = {{Hlist|Journalist|author|columnist}}
|spouse           = {{marriage|[[Sheryl WuDunn]]|1988}}
|children         = 3
|signature        = Nicholas D. Kristof signature (cropped).jpg
|website          = {{URL|https://www.nickfororegon.com|Campaign website}}
}}

'''Nicholas Donabet Kristof''' (born April 27, 1959) is an American journalist and political commentator. A winner of two [[Pulitzer Prize]]s, he is a regular [[CNN]] contributor and an [[op-ed]] columnist for ''[[The New York Times]]''.

Born in Chicago, Kristof was raised in [[Yamhill, Oregon]], the son of two professors at nearby [[Portland State University]]. After graduating from [[Harvard University]], where he wrote for ''[[The Harvard Crimson]]'', Kristof intermittently interned at ''[[The Oregonian]]''. He joined the staff of ''The New York Times'' in 1984.

Kristof is a self-described [[Progressivism in the United States|progressive]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/opinion/sunday/a-confession-of-liberal-intolerance.html|title=Opinion - A Confession of Liberal Intolerance|first=Nicholas|last=Kristof|date=May 7, 2016|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=November 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171102020430/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/opinion/sunday/a-confession-of-liberal-intolerance.html|archive-date=November 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Kristof "rewrote opinion journalism" with his emphasis on human rights abuses and social injustices, such as [[human trafficking]] and the [[War in Darfur|Darfur conflict]].<ref name="Melissa Stefan">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/nicholas-kristof-how-a-new-york-times-columnist-rewrote-opinion-journalism/2011/11/28/gIQA7PHY8N_story.html |title=How a New York Times Journalist Rewrote Opinion Journalism |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 29, 2011 |author=Stefan, Melissa |access-date=December 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201120717/http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/nicholas-kristof-how-a-new-york-times-columnist-rewrote-opinion-journalism/2011/11/28/gIQA7PHY8N_story.html |archive-date=December 1, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Archbishop [[Desmond Tutu]] of South Africa described Kristof as an "honorary African" for shining a spotlight on neglected conflicts in the continent.<ref>http://www.achievement.org/summit/2008/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224023757/http://www.achievement.org/summit/2008/ |date=December 24, 2018 }} Academy of Achievement Summit 2008</ref>