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By Jeremy W. Peters
Jeremy W. Peters
I am a national reporter for The New York Times who focuses on free speech and the politics of higher education.
What I Cover
I write about debates over freedom of speech and expression as they impact our country’s most important institutions, with a particular focus on college campuses. If there is a simmering free-speech controversy at a university, local government or cultural institution, I want to be covering it. I’m interested in how institutions grapple with tensions over the most contentious issues of the day — politics, race, democracy, war — and whether they are making any progress toward resolving the extreme polarization in American society.
My Background
I bring nearly two decades of experience at The Times to my reporting. I’ve covered a wide variety of beats, including three presidential campaigns (2012, 2016 and 2020), Congress, the conservative movement and its allies in the news media, financial news, the auto industry and New York politics. I spent seven years based in Washington and, before that, two years in Albany, N.Y. I am now in New York City. In 2022, I published my first book, “Insurgency: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted.” I also contribute analysis to MSNBC.
Journalistic Ethics
It is very important for me that the sources I rely on and the people I write about see me as dispassionate and independent. My goal as a journalist isn’t to pick sides. I don’t intend for my stories to score political points or to convey what a “right” or “wrong” opinion should be. I think the best journalism challenges convention and consensus on questions of deep importance to the country. That’s why I try to expose myself to a variety of news and opinions from the right, left and everywhere in between.
As a citizen with a stake in our democratic process, I vote. But I don’t support political causes or candidates, financially or otherwise. Like all Times journalists, I am committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook.
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