{"id":538723,"date":"2023-01-11T01:08:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T22:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-york-times-columnist-blake-hounshell-dead-at-44\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T01:08:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T22:08:40","slug":"new-york-times-columnist-blake-hounshell-dead-at-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-times-columnist-blake-hounshell-dead-at-44\/","title":{"rendered":"#New York Times columnist Blake Hounshell dead at 44"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b74e2e01b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25b74e2e01b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-york-times-columnist-blake-hounshell-dead-at-44\/#%E2%80%9CNew_York_Times_columnist_Blake_Hounshell_dead_at_44%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;New York Times columnist Blake Hounshell dead at 44&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNew_York_Times_columnist_Blake_Hounshell_dead_at_44%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;New York Times columnist Blake Hounshell dead at 44&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>New York Times political columnist Blake Hounshell died after a \u201cbattle with depression,\u201d the paper revealed Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He was 44. <\/p>\n<p>New York Times editor-in-chief Joe Kahn and managing editor Carolyn Ryan informed staff via email that Hounshell, who joined the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper in 2021, \u201ctragically passed away\u201d from an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent suicide. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlake was a dedicated journalist who quickly distinguished himself as our lead politics newsletter writer. He became an indispensible and always insightful voice in the report during a busy election cycle,\u201d the editors wrote. \u201cWe\u2019ve lost a valuable colleague and this is a heartbreaking loss to our team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Times shared a statement from Hounshell\u2019s family, which read: \u201cIt was with great sorrow that we have to inform you that Blake has suddenly died this morning after a long and courageous battle with depression. His wife, Sandy, and two children are in our thoughts and prayers, and ask for respect and privacy at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A rep for The Times did not comment further. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-04.jpeg?w=473\" alt=\"a screenshot of Kahn's memo\" class=\"wp-image-25311909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=946 946w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=710 709w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=473 473w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=237 236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-04.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\"\/><figcaption>An email was sent to the Times\u2019 newsroom over the columnist\u2019s death. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> \/ @liamstack<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-03.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"blake hounshell\" class=\"wp-image-25311865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-03.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-03.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-03.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>New York Times columnist Blake Hounshell died after battling depression. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter \/ @blakehounshell<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A prolific writer, Hounshell\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/09\/us\/politics\/death-penalty-california-gavin-newsom.html\">most recent column,<\/a> \u201cDeath Penalty in California is a Puzzle for Newsom,\u201d appeared on The Times\u2019 website Monday. <\/p>\n<p>The columnist penned the paper\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/blake-hounshell\">\u201cOn Politics\u201d newsletter<\/a>, covering topics like the Republican Party\u2019s struggle to win Gen Z voters, the fallout from the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s FTX exchange and the struggle to elect Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House. <\/p>\n<p>Hounshell joined The Times from Politico, where he served as managing editor for Washington and politics. He spent eight years there, overseeing coverage of Congress, the White House, the judiciary, national security and defense, among other things. Prior to Politico, Hounshell was the managing editor of Foreign Policy magazine. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Times office exterior\" class=\"wp-image-25311918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/hounshell-nytimes-death-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Editors Kahn and Ryan emailed Times staffers about Hounshell\u2019s death on Tuesday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">UCG\/Universal Images Group via G<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A native of Pittsburgh, Hounshell was a self-proclaimed \u201cpolitics junkie,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytco.com\/press\/blake-hounshell-is-joining-the-times\/\">The Times wrote in a statement<\/a> when they hired him. <\/p>\n<p>Hounshell, who graduated from Yale University in 2002, got his start in journalism after a stint in Cairo, Egypt, studying Arabic, The Times said.  He was a finalist for a Livingston Award in 2011 for his reporting on the Arab uprisings that year.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24\/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/suicidepreventionlifeline.org\/\">SuicidePreventionLifeline.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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