Emily Bazelon
Emily Bazelon was born on March 4th, 1971 and is currently 54 years old. Emily Bazelon was born in USA. Bazelon attended Yale University where she received a B.A. and a J.D. degree.
Emily Bazelon is a senior editor and prominent journalist who has been a staff writer at
The New York Times Magazine.
Over her long career, she has been known for writing on pertinent legal matters. Some things she has been writing about include transgender rights, voter fraud, sexual assault, national security, prostitution, abortion, and capital punishment.
Bazelon has developed a reputation for groundbreaking investigative journalism combined with a talent for storytelling and wide-ranging legal knowledge. She also lectured at the
Yale Law School and is a
Truman Capote Fellow; this makes her one of the leading voices in justice and jurisprudence in the United States.
Emily Bazelon previously worked at
Slate where she was a senior editor of
Legal Affairs. Outside of her writing, she cohosts
Political Gabfest, the popular weekly podcast on
Slate. Bazelon is also the host of
Charged: A True Punishment Story, a narrative podcast that is all about the quest to transform the justice city in the big cities.
Over her long career, Emily Bazelon has spoken to audiences from TEDxWomen, the Texas Bar Association, and the Aspen Ideas Festival. She has appeared in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report in addition to All Things Considered, Today, and MSNBC among others. Her writing has been featured in the likes of
Mother Jones and
The Atlantic.
Charged is a work that Emily Bazelon published in 2019 that follows two young people, barely out of their teenage years who get caught in the criminal justice system. Emily tracks their cases from their arrest to indictment and sentencing with her usual combination of investigative journalism legal analysis and deeply researched narrative.
Emily Bazelon’s debut work
Sticks and Stones was published in 2013. This is a work all about the ever-changing nature of bullying and how it can be so devastating to teens. From Facebook offices to courtrooms and cafeterias, she documents what bullying is and what it is not, and argues that there is a time to let kids be free to find their own solutions, and when it is critical to intervene.
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Emily Bazelon: F.A.Q
When was Emily Bazelon Born? How old is Emily Bazelon?
Emily Bazelon was born on March 4th, 1971. Emily Bazelon is currently 54 years old.
Where was Emily Bazelon Born?
Emily Bazelon was born in, USA and is American.
What was the first book Emily Bazelon wrote?
The first book written by Emily Bazelon was Sticks and Stones, published in 2013.
What was the most recent book Emily Bazelon wrote?
Her most recently released work was Charged on April 9th, 2019.
Will there be any more books by Emily Bazelon?
Emily Bazelon does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Emily Bazelon written?
Emily Bazelon has written 2 books. All of her books are Non-Fiction Books.