Annie Karni (born October 18, 1983)[1] is an American journalist who is a White House correspondent for The New York Times.[2] She is a contributor on MSNBC.[3]

Annie Karni
Born (1983-10-18) October 18, 1983 (age 41)
Alma materHaverford College
OccupationJournalist
Years active2005–present
EmployerThe New York Times
Spouse
Ted Mann
(m. 2015)

Education

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Karni attended the Park School of Baltimore before receiving a B.A. in English from Haverford College in 2004.

Career

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Karni began her career as a reporter at The New York Sun in 2005 where she stayed until she moved to The New York Post in 2008. Karni spent a year writing for Crain's before she was appointed political reporter for the New York Daily News. In total, at the New York tabloids, she spent a decade covering the City Hall and local news.

She first entered the national sphere when she joined Politico as a politics reporter in 2015.[4] Karni joined The New York Times as a White House correspondent in 2018 after the departure of Julie Hirschfeld Davis, who had changed beat to report on Congress. Karni often embeds a feminist perspective in her reporting.[5][6] She has appeared on PBS' Washington Week as a political analyst.[7]

Personal life

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Karni was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Barbara S. Karni and Edi Karni. Her father is an Israeli-born economist and decision theorist.

Karni married Ted Mann, a reporter for The Wall Street Journal, in 2015.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Jewish Insider's Daily Kickoff: October 18, 2017". Haaretz. October 18, 2017. Politico's White House reporter, Annie Karni turns 34 (h/ts Playbook)
  2. ^ "Annie Karni". The New York Times. February 15, 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. ^ Maddow, Rachel (June 12, 2018). "Staffers tape together torn up Trump papers to meet records law". MSNBC. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. ^ Karni, Annie. "Annie Karni". Politico PRO. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "Annie Karni Joins The Times as a White House Correspondent". The New York Times Company. September 18, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "New York Times White House Correspondent Slammed for Saying 'Jews Don't Believe in Heaven'". TheWrap. February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "PBS Washington Week - Annie Karni". PBS. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "Annie Karni, Ted Mann". The New York Times. August 9, 2015. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 16, 2019. The bride, 32, is keeping her name.
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