Tim Alberta
Occupation(s)Author, Journalist

Tim Alberta is an American journalist and author. He has written articles for The Hotline, the Wall Street Journal, National Journal, National Review, and The Atlantic.[1]

Early life and education

Tim Alberta was born to parents Richard and Donna Alberta. With his family, he moved to the community of Brighton, Michigan when he was five years old, where his father had been named as pastor of Cornerstone Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Alberta graduated from Brighton High School in 2004. After high school, he attended Michigan State University, graduating in 2008 with a degree in journalism and political science.[2]

Career

After college, Alberta interned for the Wall Street Journal; by 2017, he was an established journalist in Washington D.C.[2][3]

He is the author of two books: 2019's American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump[3][4] and The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism, published in 2023.[5]

Bibliography

External videos
video icon Presentation by Alberta on American Carnage, July 18, 2019, C-SPAN
video icon Washington Journal interview with Alberta on American Carnage, July 21, 2019, C-SPAN
video icon After Words interview with Alberta on The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, December 15, 2023, C-SPAN

References

  1. ^ "Tim Alberta". Campaign Journalism Conference 2024.
  2. ^ a b Colvin, Laura (March 17, 2017). "Brighton, MSU grad now among 'most-respected' young reporters in D.C." Livingston Daily. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Szalai, Jennifer (July 9, 2019). "'American Carnage' Shows How War Between Republicans Led to Their Peace With Trump". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Conrad, Peter (July 21, 2019). "American Carnage by Tim Alberta review – the 'riddle' of Trump's rise". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Szalai, Jennifer (December 2, 2023). "How American Evangelicalism Became 'Mister Rogers With a Blowtorch'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 10, 2023.