<p>An award-winning journalist constantly in demand for her comprehensive coverage of Trump and the future of democracy, Andrea Bernstein is the<strong style="font-size: 12pt;"> </strong><em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of<strong style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><em> </em></strong><em>American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power.</em></p><p>Bernstein most recently reported and co-hosted with Ilya Marritz the acclaimed podcast “Will Be Wild,” an eight-part audio-documentary about the January 6 Capitol riot, which reached the #1 spot on Apple Podcasts, #3 on <em>The New Yorker’s</em> Top Ten Podcasts list, and which is bring featured in a Pushkin audiobook of the best narrative audio of 2022. She and Marritz previously co-hosted “Trump, Inc.”, a collaboration between ProPublica and WNYC Studios. The podcast was recognized with a duPont-Columbia Award, the Public Radio News Director Award for Best Collaboration, and was a finalist for the National Magazine and Loeb awards. </p><p>Bernstein’s work has led to multiple investigations, indictments, convictions, and government reforms. She is currently a member of the ProPublica team that covers threats to democracy. A 25-year veteran of public radio, Bernstein also contributes reporting to NPR on Trump legal matters and is a frequent guest on PBS NewsHour. She has written for <em>The New Yorker</em>, <em>The Atlantic</em>, <em>The Guardian</em>, <em>The New York Review of Books</em>, and <em>New York Magazine</em>. </p><p>Bernstein was the Jack Newfield Professor of Investigative Journalism at Hunter College, taught reporting and writing at City College of New York, and has spoken widely to audiences around the country. In 2008, she traveled to Bhutan to teach journalists how to cover political campaigns as the nation transitioned from monarchy to democracy. Her mentorship of young journalists is one of her proudest accomplishments.</p>
Peabody and duPont Award-winning investigative journalist and author
<ul><li><strong>Elections and Democracy in an Age of Misinformation</strong></li><li>American elections have always been riven with fraught debates and streams of half truths and lies. But there was always a consensus -- until 2020 -- that whatever the voters decided, all parties would agree to accept the outcome. That’s changed, with profound implications for the future of democracy. Misinformation is flooding the political landscape, elections officials are quitting in droves, and the very machinery of voting and balloting is under assault. As we enter the 2024 election season, Andrea Bernstein is perfectly poised to speak about how to navigate and understand campaigns and elections, polls and debates, and most of all, the forces of misinformation buffeting democracy. A veteran journalist, author and podcaster who has covered six presidential campaigns, the Trump presidency, and the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, Bernstein offers deep perspective and context on one of the central issues of our time.</li></ul>