Ty McCormick is an American author, foreign correspondent, and magazine editor. He is currently a senior editor of Foreign Affairs, the magazine published by the Council on Foreign Relations.[1] From 2015 to 2018, he was the Africa editor at Foreign Policy magazine.[2] His writing has also appeared in the New York Times,[3] Washington Post,[4] and Los Angeles Times.[5]
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Somerville College, Oxford Queen's University Belfast |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Employer | Foreign Affairs |
| Awards | Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize |
Career
editHe has been a foreign correspondent in Cairo, where he covered the 2011 Egyptian Revolution and its aftermath.[6] He joined the editorial staff of Foreign Policy in 2012 and was appointed Africa editor in 2015.[7] He has reported from more than a dozen countries in Africa and the Middle East.[8]
His October 2017 cover story in Foreign Policy, "Highway Through Hell,"[9] about human smugglers in the Sahara Desert, was part of a five-part series that won a 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.[10][11] He received the 2016 Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Bronze Prize for his reporting on war crimes in the Central African Republic, "some witnessed and photographed courageously by the reporter," according to the citation from the U.N. Correspondents Association.[12][13] He was a finalist for the 2015 Kurt Schork Award for his reporting on the civil war in South Sudan.[14]
He received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a master's degree from the University of Oxford, where he was a Clarendon Scholar at Somerville College.[15] He received a second master's degree from the Queen's University Belfast[16] as a George J. Mitchell Scholar.[17][18]
Beyond the Sand and Sea
editHis book about a family of Somali refugees, Beyond the Sand and Sea: One Family's Quest for a Country to Call Home, was published by St. Martin's Press in 2021.[19] Kirkus Reviews gave it a starred review, calling it "a riveting narrative of the plight of refugees."[20] The Los Angeles Review of Books called it "well-researched and beautifully depicted, blending objective facts with emotional moments that are both heartbreaking and inspiring," adding that "McCormick’s unique style...combines linguistic austerity with imaginative descriptions.”[21] The book also received favorable reviews in Foreign Affairs and The Irish Times.[22][23]
Personal
editHe is married to attorney and feminist author Jill Filipovic.[24] His father is the former Olympic Modern Pentathlete R. Keith McCormick.
References
edit- ^ "Staff". Foreign Affairs. 2020-06-01. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Foreign Policy - News Release". link.foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ Malik, Adeel; Mccormick, Ty (2013-08-06). "Egypt's Economy of Dependence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ McCormick, Ty (2014-08-23). "To South Sudan's woes, add famine — 50,000 kids at risk of death". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ McCormick, Ty (2013-07-10). "A backlash builds in Egypt". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- ^ "Ty McCormick". Pulitzer Center. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Foreign Policy - News Release". link.foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Ty McCormick | Foreign Policy". Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "Highway Through Hell". Foreign Policy - Europe Slams Its Gates: Imperiling Africa — And Its Own Soul. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Human. "FULL LIST: 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Book & Journalism Award Winners". Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Retrieved 2018-05-09.
- ^ "Pulitzer Center Grantees Win RFK Grand Prize, Print, and New Media Awards". Pulitzer Center. 2018-05-23. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ "2016 UNCA Awards Winners « The United Nations Correspondents Association". unca.com. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ^ "Turkish photojournalist of world-shaking picture of drowned Syrian toddler to receive UNCA award - RIGHTS". Hürriyet Daily News | LEADING NEWS SOURCE FOR TURKEY AND THE REGION. Retrieved 2017-01-01.
- ^ "Kurt Schork Awards 2015 finalists announced". news.trust.org. Thomson Reuters Foundation. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ^ Oxford, University of. "Clarendon Fund Scholarships". www.clarendon.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "Queen's University of Belfast graduations list - December 10 2015 - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "Twelve selected to receive the George J Mitchell Scholarship for 2015 - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "Two from Stanford named Marshall Scholars and one a Mitchell Scholar". Stanford University. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ "Beyond the Sand and Sea | Ty McCormick | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ BEYOND THE SAND AND SEA | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ "Beyond the Sand and Sea: One Family's Quest for a Country to Call Home". 2021-08-24. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ Hayden, Sally. "Re-examining Rwanda and the Somali refugee experience". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Jill Filipovic, Ty McCormick". The New York Times. 2018-02-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-21.