Ty McCormick explained

Ty McCormick
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Stanford University
Somerville College, Oxford
Queen's University Belfast
Occupation:Journalist
Employer:Foreign Affairs
Awards:Robert F. Kennedy Journalism AwardElizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize

Ty McCormick is an American author, foreign correspondent, and magazine editor. He is currently a senior editor of Foreign Affairs, the magazine published by the Council on Foreign Relations.[1] From 2015 to 2018, he was the Africa editor at Foreign Policy magazine.[2] His writing has also appeared in the New York Times,[3] Washington Post,[4] and Los Angeles Times.[5]

Career

He has been a foreign correspondent in Cairo, where he covered the 2011 Egyptian Revolution and its aftermath.[6] He joined the editorial staff of Foreign Policy in 2012 and was appointed Africa editor in 2015.[7] He has reported from more than a dozen countries in Africa and the Middle East.[8]

His October 2017 cover story in Foreign Policy, "Highway Through Hell,"[9] about human smugglers in the Sahara Desert, was part of a five-part series that won a 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.[10] [11] He received the 2016 Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Bronze Prize for his reporting on war crimes in the Central African Republic, "some witnessed and photographed courageously by the reporter," according to the citation from the U.N. Correspondents Association.[12] [13] He was a finalist for the 2015 Kurt Schork Award for his reporting on the civil war in South Sudan.[14]

He received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a master's degree from the University of Oxford, where he was a Clarendon Scholar at Somerville College.[15] He received a second master's degree from the Queen's University Belfast[16] as a George J. Mitchell Scholar.[17] [18]

Beyond the Sand and Sea

His book about a family of Somali refugees, Beyond the Sand and Sea: One Family's Quest for a Country to Call Home, was published by St. Martin's Press in 2021.[19] Kirkus Reviews gave it a starred review, calling it "a riveting narrative of the plight of refugees."[20] The Los Angeles Review of Books called it "well-researched and beautifully depicted, blending objective facts with emotional moments that are both heartbreaking and inspiring," adding that "McCormick’s unique style...combines linguistic austerity with imaginative descriptions.”[21] The book also received favorable reviews in Foreign Affairs and The Irish Times.[22] [23]

Personal

He is married to attorney and feminist author Jill Filipovic.[24] His father is the former Olympic Modern Pentathlete R. Keith McCormick.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020-06-01. Staff. 2020-06-12. Foreign Affairs. en.
  2. Web site: Foreign Policy - News Release. link.foreignpolicy.com. 2016-04-19.
  3. News: Egypt's Economy of Dependence. Malik. Adeel. 2013-08-06. Mccormick. Ty. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-04-19.
  4. News: To South Sudan's woes, add famine — 50,000 kids at risk of death. McCormick. Ty. 2014-08-23. The Washington Post. en-US. 0190-8286. 2016-04-19.
  5. News: A backlash builds in Egypt. McCormick. Ty. 2013-07-10. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 0458-3035. 2016-08-23.
  6. Web site: Ty McCormick. 2020-06-12. Pulitzer Center. en.
  7. Web site: Foreign Policy - News Release. 2020-06-12. link.foreignpolicy.com.
  8. Web site: Ty McCormick Foreign Policy. 2016-04-19.
  9. Web site: Highway Through Hell. Foreign Policy - Europe Slams Its Gates: Imperiling Africa — And Its Own Soul. 2019-04-30.
  10. Web site: FULL LIST: 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Book & Journalism Award Winners. Rights. Robert F. Kennedy Human. Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. en-us. 2018-05-09.
  11. Web site: Pulitzer Center Grantees Win RFK Grand Prize, Print, and New Media Awards. 2018-05-23. Pulitzer Center. en. 2019-04-30.
  12. Web site: 2016 UNCA Awards Winners « The United Nations Correspondents Association. unca.com. 2017-01-01.
  13. Web site: Turkish photojournalist of world-shaking picture of drowned Syrian toddler to receive UNCA award - RIGHTS. Hürriyet Daily News LEADING NEWS SOURCE FOR TURKEY AND THE REGION. 2017-01-01.
  14. Web site: Kurt Schork Awards 2015 finalists announced. Thomson Reuters Foundation. news.trust.org. 2019-04-30.
  15. Web site: Clarendon Fund Scholarships. Oxford. University of. www.clarendon.ox.ac.uk. en. 2016-04-19.
  16. Web site: Queen's University of Belfast graduations list - December 10 2015 - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2016-04-19.
  17. Web site: Twelve selected to receive the George J Mitchell Scholarship for 2015 - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 2016-04-19.
  18. Web site: Two from Stanford named Marshall Scholars and one a Mitchell Scholar. Stanford University. 2016-04-19.
  19. Web site: Beyond the Sand and Sea Ty McCormick Macmillan. 2021-04-02. US Macmillan. en-US.
  20. Book: BEYOND THE SAND AND SEA Kirkus Reviews. en.
  21. Web site: 2021-05-02. Los Angeles Review of Books. 2021-05-19. Los Angeles Review of Books. en-US.
  22. News: 2021-08-24. Beyond the Sand and Sea: One Family’s Quest for a Country to Call Home. en-US. 2021-09-08. 0015-7120.
  23. Web site: Hayden. Sally. Re-examining Rwanda and the Somali refugee experience. 2021-09-08. The Irish Times. en.
  24. News: Jill Filipovic, Ty McCormick. 2018-02-04. The New York Times. 2018-05-21. en-US. 0362-4331.