Marc Tracy

I’m a New York Times reporter covering arts and culture, based in New York.

What I Cover

I cover film, television, popular music, theater, books, art and other cultural disciplines. I’m especially interested in how culture intersects with the fierce political polarization that seems to seep into every crack of public life. I am drawn to stories exploring the debate about appropriation and the ways arts and culture frequently become flash points. I am interested more broadly in stories about film, television and books, and have made a cottage industry of covering jam bands.

My Background

I was previously a business reporter covering the media industry, specializing in digital outlets, print magazines and newspapers. Before that, I covered college sports, where I wrote stories on scandal, the amateurism debate, the dominance of Alabama football and the mausoleum that houses the ashes of Butler University’s late and lamented bulldog mascots.

Before arriving at The Times in 2014, I covered politics and media for The New Republic and contemporary Jewish life and culture for Tablet. I continue periodically to cover the American Jewish community for The Times. I coedited the 2012 book “Jewish Jocks,” a collection of 50 original essays about great (and not-so-great) Jewish sports figures.

I grew up in Bethesda, Md., and moved to New York to attend Columbia University as an undergraduate.

Journalistic Ethics

The two journalistic values I hold dearest are accuracy and independence. All Times journalists are committed to upholding the standards of integrity outlined in our Ethical Journalism Handbook. As a reporter and writer I have no agenda other than providing the public with information they may find valuable. I strive to get people to speak with me on the record, but in the rare cases where we grant someone anonymity we protect their identity.

My phone number is in my email bio, and can also be used to reach me on Signal and WhatsApp.

• Email: [email protected]

• X: @marcatracy

• LinkedIn: Marc Tracy