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Christopher Cox

Editor at Orion Magazine and New York Times Magazine
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Graduation Year: 2021 (Project Year)
Bio: Christopher Cox has written about politics, business, books, and science for The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Harper’s, Wired, and Slate. His book about the psychology of deadlines, The Deadline Effect, was published in 2021. In addition to the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship, he has been a visiting scholar at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute and a Logan Nonfiction Fellow. He was formerly the chief editor of Harper’s Magazine and executive editor of GQ, where he worked on stories that won the Pulitzer Prize, the PEN Literary Award for Journalism, and multiple National Magazine Awards. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters.
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Website: https://deadline-effect.com

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by Usha Lee McFarling / September 21st 2026 / Guest Posts

It’s Time We Recognize Science Reporting’s Mental Health Toll

A session at a recent conference led KSJ director Usha Lee McFarling to reflect on the traumas that science journalists face — and what can be done to help.

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by Knight Science Journalism / August 19th 2026 / Alumni News

Alumni Notes: A Bevy of Books, Awards, and Bylines

A recurring roundup of news about former KSJ Fellows, including a compendium of what the fellows have been writing.

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