Editing Nicholas Kristof (section)

== Career ==
After joining ''The New York Times'' in 1984, initially covering economics, Kristof worked as a correspondent for the company in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo. He rose to be associate managing editor of ''The New York Times,'' responsible for Sunday editions. His columns have often focused on global health, poverty, and gender issues in the developing world. In particular, since 2004 he has written dozens of columns about [[Darfur]] and visited the area 11 times.

Kristof's biography says he has traveled to more than 150 countries.<ref name="blog">{{cite news |first=Nicholas D. |last=Kristof |title=On the Ground |url=http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/ |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=March 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305150935/http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/ |archive-date=March 5, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jeffrey Toobin]] of [[CNN]] and ''[[The New Yorker]]'', a Harvard classmate, has said: "I'm not surprised to see him emerge as the moral conscience of our generation of journalists. I am surprised to see him as the Indiana Jones of our generation of journalists."<ref>Daniel J.T. Schuker (June 5, 2006). "Nicholas Kristof," ''The Harvard Crimson''.</ref>

[[Bill Clinton]] said of Kristof in September 2009: 
<blockquote>"There is no one in journalism, anywhere in the United States at least, who has done anything like the work he has done to figure out how poor people are actually living around the world, and what their potential is. So every American citizen who cares about this should be profoundly grateful that someone in our press establishment cares enough about this to haul himself all around the world to figure out what's going on. ... I am personally in his debt, as are we all."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/meeting_2009_annual_webcasts.asp?Section=OurMeetings&PageTitle=Webcast&Video=Archive&Day=3#video|title=Bill Clinton, Clinton Global Initiative 2009 Annual Meeting plenary session on building human capital, September 24, 2009|date=September 24, 2009|publisher=Clinton Global Initiative|access-date=October 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928070947/http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/ourmeetings/meeting_2009_annual_webcasts.asp?Section=OurMeetings&PageTitle=Webcast&Video=Archive&Day=3#video|archive-date=September 28, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref></blockquote>

Kristof was a member of the board of overseers of [[Harvard University]], where he was chief marshal of commencement for his 25th reunion. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Association of American Rhodes Scholars. Joyce Barnathan, president of the [[International Center for Journalists]], said in a 2013 statement: "Nick Kristof is the conscience of international journalism."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases-test/nick-kristof-and-wolf-blitzer-to-lead-the-lineup-at-premier-dc-journalism-gala-202105771.html|title=International Center for Journalists news release Nick Kristof and Wolf Blitzer to Lead the Lineup at Premier D.C. Journalism Gala|date=March 24, 2015|publisher=PR Newswire|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324112930/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nick-kristof-and-wolf-blitzer-to-lead-the-lineup-at-premier-dc-journalism-gala-202105771.html|archive-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>

In 2020, [[Darren Walker]] of the [[Ford Foundation]] described Kristof as "journalism's North Star on issues of poverty, dignity and justice."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/darrenwalker/status/1276648748647620610/|title=tweet|website=www.twitter.com|language=en|date=June 26, 2020|access-date=2020-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626225446/https://twitter.com/darrenwalker/status/1276648748647620610|archive-date=June 26, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

Between 2010 and 2018 Kristof wrote three articles about [[Kevin Cooper (prisoner)|Kevin Cooper]], a man who had been sentenced to death for murdering a family in California. In these articles Kristof made the case that Cooper had been framed by a racist Sheriff's department and that the true killer was a white contract killer named Lee Furrow. After the third article, both U.S. Senators from California, [[Kamala Harris]] and [[Dianne Feinstein]], called for a second round of [[DNA]] testing to clarify whether Cooper had been framed. Seven months after the article was published, departing Governor [[Jerry Brown]] authorized limited retesting to settle the issue; the testing was ultimately inconclusive and while an independent investigation would conclude that Cooper was guilty, questions have been raised about the impartiality and effectiveness of the investigation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-cooper-chino-hills-massacre-can-dna-tests-prove-wrong-man-was-convicted-in-quadruple-slaying/|title=Kevin Cooper case: Was the wrong man convicted in the 1983 Chino Hills massacre?|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=January 26, 2019|language=en|access-date=2020-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225080645/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-cooper-chino-hills-massacre-can-dna-tests-prove-wrong-man-was-convicted-in-quadruple-slaying/|archive-date=February 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freekevincooper.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DP-ABA-Letter-to-Gov-Newsom-re-Kevin-Cooper-14-Dec-2023-final.pdf |title=ABA-Letter|website=freekevincooper.org|access-date=21 February 2024|date=December 14, 2023}}</ref>

On November 12, 2016, Kristof made national headlines after he chased and tackled an intruder whom he discovered burglarizing his room at the Franklin Hotel near [[Independence Hall]] in Philadelphia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 13, 2016|title=New York Times columnist fights off attacker at Philadelphia hotel|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-times-columnist-fights-off-attacker-at-philadelphia-hotel|access-date=2021-06-28|website=Associated Press|language=en-US}}</ref> In a blog post titled "Why You Should Always Lock Your Hotel Room Door", published in ''[[The New York Times]]'' later that day, Kristof wrote that the thief threatened multiple times to stab him during the chase and was restrained in the lobby with the help of several hotel employees.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kristof|first=Nicholas|date=November 12, 2016|title=Why You Should Always Lock Your Hotel Room Door!|url=https://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/why-you-should-always-lock-your-hotel-room-door/|access-date=2021-06-28|website=On the Ground|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Oregon gubernatorial campaign===
In July 2021, survey research was conducted that appeared to be directed toward recruiting him or testing his potential appeal, as a candidate for governor of Oregon in [[2022 Oregon gubernatorial election|2022]], as incumbent [[Kate Brown]] was term-limited.<ref>Monahan, Rachel (July 18, 2021). [https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2021/07/18/new-york-times-columnist-nicholas-kristof-is-exploring-a-run-for-oregon-governor/ New York Times Columnist Nicholas Kristof Is Exploring a Run for Oregon Governor], ''[[Willamette Week]]''. Retrieved July 19, 2021.</ref> In October 2021, Kristof left ''The New York Times'' after forming a [[political action committee]] for his potential candidacy, saying in a statement, 
<blockquote>"Precisely because I have a great job, outstanding editors and the best readers, I may be an idiot to leave. But you all know how much I love Oregon, and how much I've been seared by the suffering of old friends there. So I've reluctantly concluded that I should try not only to expose problems but also see if I can fix them directly."<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.opb.org/article/2021/10/12/new-york-times-columnist-nick-kristof-oregon-governor-election/|title = New York Times columnist Nick Kristof forms committee for Oregon gubernatorial run|date = October 12, 2021|access-date= October 14, 2021|publisher = [[Oregon Public Broadcasting]]|last = VanderHart|first = Dirk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/14/business/media/nicholas-kristof-oregon-governor.html|title = Nicholas Kristof Leaves New York Times as He Considers a Political Run|work = [[The New York Times]]|last = Tracy|first = Marc|date = October 14, 2021|access-date = October 14, 2021}}</ref></blockquote>

In a Twitter thread about Kristof's announcement, ''New York Times'' Features Editor Hillary Howard wrote, "Nick had a remarkable talent for never taking anything personally, for never letting his ego get in the way. At a place as competitive as the Times, this trait really stood out. He somehow seemed like this innocent, unchanged after dining with warlords or interviewing pimps. This trait will serve him well, should he go into politics."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hilary Howard Tweet|url=https://mobile.twitter.com/hilarynyc/status/1448677455372464128|access-date=2021-10-15|website=Twitter|language=en}}</ref> Other colleagues described Kristof as a mentor to young journalists.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zoe Greenberg Tweet|url=https://twitter.com/zoegberg/status/1448654054486278150}}</ref>

On October 27, 2021, Kristof officially announced he would run for governor as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref>{{cite web|date=October 27, 2021|title=Former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof will run for Oregon governor|url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/nicholas-kristof-oregon-governor-candidate/283-7caff22c-0f15-44ac-a142-c5f8c2dbad24|access-date=2021-10-27|publisher=[[KGW]]|language=en-US}}</ref> A day later, on October 28, 2021, the ''Times'' published an essay by Kristof in which he wrote, 
<blockquote>"I love journalism, but I also love my home state. I keep thinking of [[Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt|Theodore Roosevelt's]] dictum: 'It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,' he said. 'The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.'"<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kristof|first=Nicholas|date=2021-10-28|title=Opinion {{!}} A Farewell to Readers, With Hope|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/opinion/sunday/nick-kristof-farewell.html|access-date=2021-10-30|issn=0362-4331}}</ref></blockquote>

On January 6, 2022, [[Shemia Fagan]], the [[Oregon Secretary of State]], announced that Kristof was ineligible to run as he was judged not to have met the state's residency requirements.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/01/democratic-hopeful-nick-kristof-doesnt-qualify-to-run-for-governor-secretary-of-state-shemia-fagan-says.html|title = Democratic hopeful Nick Kristof doesn't qualify to run for governor, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan says|work = [[The Oregonian]]|last = Borrud|first = Hillary|date = January 6, 2022|access-date = January 6, 2022}}</ref> Kristof challenged the decision in court and on February 17, the [[Oregon Supreme Court]] upheld the Secretary of State's ruling.<ref name="disqualification">{{cite news |last1=Janfaza |first1=Rachel |date=February 17, 2022 |title=Nick Kristof cannot run for governor in Oregon, state Supreme Court says |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/politics/nick-kristof-cannot-run-oregon-governor/index.html |access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref>

On August 1, 2022, Kristof and ''The New York Times'' announced that he would be returning to his job as a columnist for the newspaper.<ref name="pamplin-2022aug1">{{cite news |author1=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Former gov candidate Nick Kristof to return to New York Times |url=https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/553579-443046-former-gov-candidate-nick-kristof-to-return-to-new-york-times |access-date=August 8, 2022 |work=[[Portland Tribune]] |publisher=[[Pamplin Media Group]] |date=August 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802000639/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/553579-443046-former-gov-candidate-nick-kristof-to-return-to-new-york-times |archive-date=August 2, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> His first new column since returning to the paper was published on November 16, 2022.