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Date: March 24, 1998
NYT Editor to Speak on Newspapers and Their Coverage of Politics
Princeton, N.J. -- Patricia L. Cohen, ideas editor for the New York Times, will give a lecture entitled "What's Wrong with the Way Newspapers Cover Politics? Bill and Monica: A Case Study" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Monday, April 13, at 4:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall, Bowl 1.
A 1986 graduate of the Woodrow Wilson School's Master's in Public Affairs program, Cohen joined the staff of the New York Times in August 1997. As the ideas editor, she created and launched the new weekly Arts & Ideas section, which focuses on intellectual life and ideas.
Previously, Cohen was the political editor and features editor for the Style section of The Washington Post, and earlier she was the senior features editor at Rolling Stone. As the political editor for New York Newsday, Cohen covered the federal courts for her columns. She also served on the editorial board of Newsday..
Cohen's lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.