Michelle Cottle is a very experienced newspaper and magazine writer. She has been a member of the editorial board of The New York Times since 2018. She joined the editorial board as a national political writer. Her work focuses primarily on US politics, but she is best known for her work on How Washington Really Works, Charlie Peters in 2014.
Early life
Michelle Cottle was born on May 30, 1971, in the United States to a Christian family. The information about her parents and place of birth is not known, except that her father worked in the nuclear industry. She is reported to have spent her childhood in Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi. She is of American nationality and Caucasian descent. No dates about her elementary education have been released publicly, but according to sources, Michelle went to Vanderbilt University from 1988 to 1992 to earn a Bachelor of Arts in English.
Michelle Cottle career
Michelle’s career began with her job as an editor at The Washington Monthly, a bimonthly nonprofit US politics and government magazine. She worked there for two years from 1996 to 1998. In 1999, she took on the position of managing editor at the American magazine The New Republic, known for its commentary on politics, culture, and the arts in Washington, DC, and worked there for around 12 years. After leaving that job, within a month, she was offered the opportunity to become the Washington correspondent for The Daily Beast and Newsweek (2011-2014). She later moved to National Journal Magazine, where she worked as a senior writer specializing in long-form profiles.
However, she soon left the position after working for a year or two (June 2014-December 2015). At the end of 2015, she was hired as an editor at the multi-platform publisher The Atlantic. (December 2015 – May 2018). She continued that job until 2018, after which she joined the New York Times as an editorial writer. Michelle writes on national politics (United States) and has covered Washington and politics since the Clinton administration. She has established herself as a skilled columnist through her experience, outstanding tenacity, and aura that is reflected in her writings.
Michelle Cottle biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Michelle Cottle |
| Date of birth | 1971 |
| Age (Approx.) | 54 years |
| Place of birth | United States |
| profession | journalist |
| University | Vanderbilt University |
| qualification | graduate |
Physical Statistics | |
| Height | in feet inches – 5′ 6” – in centimeters – 168 cm |
| weight | in kilograms – 58kg – in pounds – 127 pounds |
| hair colour | Dark blond |
| eye color | Brown |
Michelle Cottle family | |
| Father | – |
| mother | – |
| sister | – |
| Brothers | – |
relationship status | |
| Marital status | Married |
| Who is Michelle Cottle’s husband? | Christopher Orr |
| children | one |
Personal life
Michelle Cottle married Christopher Orr, a film critic, editor, and contributor to The Atlantic and Forbes. They have an 18-year-old son, but his name has not been released. Michelle lives in Maryland with her family and dogs. Michelle’s social media presence can be gauged by the fact that she has been active on Twitter since 2009. She has a following of 7429 followers on Twitter.
Michelle Cottle net worth
She is known to have managed to maintain a lavish lifestyle and bought a home in Maryland with her husband for around $1.2 million. Her main source of income is her work as an editor and journalist. She makes an average of $167,540 per year, and her estimated net worth is $2 million. Michelle is active on LinkedIn, where she shares useful posts and articles and has more than 350 connections.
Facts About Michelle Cottle
- Some of Michelle’s work appeared in The Best American Political Writing of 2009.
- She appeared in The Weekly in 2019 and on Media Buzz in 2013.
- Many of her works are featured in various magazines on the internet.
- She is considered one of the most experienced political writers in the United States.