Amy Davidson (author)

Amy Davidson is an American author, journalist and magazine editor. Davidson grew up in New York City, graduating from Hunter College High School,^[1] and attended Harvard University, where she received an AB in Social Studies. Before joining The New Yorker she lived and worked in Germany.^[2]

Davidson joined The New Yorker magazine in 1995. In 1997, she became head of the magazine's fact-checking department; in 2000, she was named an associate editor; in 2003, she was named senior editor. She became a staff writer in 2015^[3] and focuses on politics and international affairs.^[4] Her editing contributions to The New Yorker have won the National Magazine Award and the George Polk Award. Davidson is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.^[5]

Bibliography

Essays and reporting

• Davidson, Amy (July 28, 2014). "Crossing borders". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 90 (21): 21–22.
• — (May 18, 2015). "Unclear dangers". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 91 (13): 33–34. Retrieved 2015-08-05.
• — (August 3, 2015). "Broken". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 91 (22): 17–18. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
• — (March 21, 2016). "Conventional wisdom". The Talk of the Town. Comment. The New Yorker. 92 (6): 31–32.

Close Read columns from newyorker.com

• Davidson, Amy (July 23, 2009). "Stupid arrests, outrageous cases". Retrieved 2016-03-19.

References

1. Amy Davidson on linkedin.com (accessed 13 May 2013)
2. The New Yorker website, accessed 2 January 2013
3. Amy Davidson on linkedin.com (accessed 9th March 2015)
4. The Harvard University website, accessed 30 May 2011
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-05-30. Center for Communication website, accessed 30 May 2011

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110518183003/http://www.cencom.org:80/ecom-prodshow/4378.html Center for Communications website page for Amy Davidson (includes 2010 photograph)