Steven Clemons
Steven Clemons at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions in 2010
Born
Steven Craig Clemons

1962 (age 61–62)
Salina, Kansas, U.S.

Steven Craig Clemons (born 1962) is an American journalist and blogger. In March 2022, he became Founding Editor at Large[1] of Semafor,[2] Justin Smith and Ben Smith’s new media startup, to create their global events vertical. He spent three years as Editor at Large of The Hill.[3] Before that, Clemons was Washington editor-at-large of The Atlantic and editor-in-chief of AtlanticLIVE, the magazine's live events series.[4][5] Clemons also served as editor-at-large of Quartz,[6] a digital financial publication owned by Atlantic Media. He is also the host of The Bottom Line that airs on the global network of Al Jazeera English.[7]

Clemons also published a political blog, The Washington Note, through April 2015[8] and was previously CEO of the multi-arts platform The BeBop Channel.[9] He is a former staff member of Senator Jeff Bingaman. Clemons is also served as Director of the American Strategy Program at the New America Foundation where he previously served as Executive Vice President, and the former director of the Japan Policy Research Institute[10] which he co-founded[11] with Chalmers Johnson. The New America Foundation has been described as radical centrist in orientation,[12] and Clemons characterizes himself as a "progressive realist".[13]

Background

Clemons is the former executive vice president of Economic Strategy Institute, former executive director of the Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom (now the Center for the National Interest), and served as Senator Jeff Bingaman's Senior Policy Advisor on Economic and International Affairs.[14] He has also served on the advisory board to the Center for U.S.-Japan Relations at the RAND Corporation. Earlier in his career, Clemons was the executive director of the Japan America Society of Southern California from 1987 to 1994.[15]

In 1993, Clemons was the technical advisor for the film Rising Sun, which starred Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes. Clemons also had a role as a talk show host.[16] He also had a role in the film State of Play, starring Ben Affleck.[17]

Clemons serves on the board of advisors of the C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience[18] at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, and the Clarke Center[19] at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Blogging and Media

Clemons is perhaps best known for his blog The Washington Note,[20] which focused on foreign policy issues and general US policy debates. In 2010, Time selected Clemons' blog as one of their "Best blogs of the year."[21]

His articles have also appeared in other blogs, such as HuffPost[22] and Daily Kos,[23] and in major publications around the country.

Clemons serves at the host of The Bottom Line on the Al-Jazeera English news services.[24]

Honors

Clemons is a Chevalier in French Legion of Honor.[25]


References

  1. ^ Parasaliti, Andrew (2022-04-28). "We can't walk away from Saudi Arabia". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  2. ^ Fischer, Sara (2022-03-22). "Scoop: Ben and Justin Smith plan to name their new company "Semafor"". Axios. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  3. ^ "The Hill hires Steve Clemons as editor-at-large". 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Steve Clemons". The Atlantic.
  5. ^ FishbowlNY (2011). Steve Clemons Named Editor-in-Chief of AtlanticLIVE.
  6. ^ "Quartz Homepage". Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "al Jazeera". Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Washington Note". The Washington Note. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Steve Clemons Steps Down as BeBop CEO; Co-Founder, SVP Gregory Charles Royal Named as Interim CEO.pdf". OTC Markets. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  10. ^ "Japan Policy Research Institute". Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  11. ^ Remembering the life and work of Chalmers Johnson. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  12. ^ Morin, Richard; Deane, Claudia (10 December 2001). "Big Thinker. Ted Halstead’s New America Foundation Has It All: Money, Brains and Buzz". The Washington Post, Style section, p. 1.
  13. ^ "diavlogs". Bloggingheads.tv. 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  14. ^ [1] Archived February 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ "Welcome to the Clarke Center". Archived from the original on 2006-02-23. Retrieved 2006-02-07.
  16. ^ "The Washington Note - Web Magazine 2021". November 2023.
  17. ^ "Steve Clemons: State of Play?". HuffPost. March 10, 2008. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  18. ^ "The C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience". Starrcenter.washcoll.edu. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  19. ^ "Welcome to the Clarke Center". Archived from the original on 2005-12-23. Retrieved 2006-01-02.
  20. ^ "The Washington Note". The Washington Note. Archived from the original on 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  21. ^ "Best Blogs of 2010 The Washington Note by Dan Fletcher". Time. June 28, 2010. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  22. ^ "Steve Clemons: Paul Wolfowitz Busy Neo-Conning the World Bank: Staff Rebellion Brewing". HuffPost. January 20, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  23. ^ "Clemons: Indictments tomorrow". Daily Kos. October 25, 2005. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  24. ^ "Steve Clemons". Al-Jazeera. 17 October 2023.
  25. ^ Heath, Ryan (18 October 2021). "Global Insider". Politico. Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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