Batya Ungar-Sargon is an American journalist and author. Ungar-Sargon is the deputy opinion editor of Newsweek[1] and the former opinion editor of The Forward.[2][3] She is the author of two books, the most recent of which is Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women, which discusses the challenges faced by the American working class and the gap between them and the elite class.
Career
editUngar-Sargon's tenure at The Forward was criticised by some on the left for allegations of weaponising claims of antisemitism and right-wing, pro-Israel bias, and publishing "deeply harmful perspectives."[4][5]
She has written for The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The Daily Beast, and The New York Review of Books.[6][7]
In 2020, Ungar-Sargon was selected for the 2021 ADL and Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship.[8]
Books
edit- Coercive Pleasures: The Force and Form of the Novel 1719–1740 (PhD dissertation). University of California, Berkeley. Fall 2013.
- Ungar-Sargon, Batya (2021). Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy. New York City: Encounter Books. ISBN 978-1641772068.[9]
- Ungar-Sargon, Batya (2024). Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women. New York City: Encounter Books. ISBN 978-1641773614.[10][11][12]
References
edit- ^ "Batya Ungar-Sargon | AJC". American Jewish Committee. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Batya Ungar-Sargon", Encounter Books
- ^ "Batya Ungar-Sargon on Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy", Washington Journal, October 24, 2021
- ^ Zonszein, Mairav. "What happened to The Forward?". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ Burton, Nylah (2019-05-19). "The Forward's "Both Sides" Approach Has Failed". Jewish Currents. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
- ^ "Batya Ungar-Sargon". The Daily Beast. 2020-03-22. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ "Batya Ungar-Sargon", The New York Review of Books
- ^ "The Forward's Batya Ungar-Sargon chosen for ADL and Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellowship". The Forward. November 19, 2020.
- ^ Stengel, Richard (2023-10-07). "Press Gangs: Four recent books wrangle with threats to — and from — the American news media". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Klein, Amy (2024-04-13). "In her new book, Batya Ungar-Sargon speaks on why Jews need to rethink their alliances". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Renn, Aaron M. (2024-05-14). "Review of "Second Class" by Batya Ungar-Sargon". City Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ^ Bates, Suzanne (2024-05-18). "Wondering why Trump won? Here's what you don't know about Americans in the middle". Deseret News.