Rachel Cohen Booth

Consultant

Washington, District of Columbia, United States13 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Experienced in domestic policy and politics reporting.
  • Published over 180 stories at The Intercept.
  • Authored a book on agency and social change.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Political Journalist with expertise in Public Policy and Investigative Reporting.

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Skills

Core Skills

Policy AnalysisPolitical ReportingInvestigative JournalismFreelance JournalismPublic Policy WritingEditorial ManagementEditorial WritingInvestigative Reporting

Other Skills

domestic social policypoliticswritingreportingpublic policyeditingmanagementresearch

About

I report on domestic policy and politics for Vox. I’m working on a book, CAPABLE, under contract with Harmony/Penguin Random House, about agency and social change. Newsletter: rcobooth.substack.com

Experience

13 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 11 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 1 mo
Current Experience

Vox.com

Senior Policy Correspondent

Apr 2022Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Staff writer covering domestic social policy + politics. (https://www.vox.com/authors/rachel-m-cohen)
domestic social policypoliticsPolicy AnalysisPolitical Reporting

The intercept

Contributing Writer

Sep 2017Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Regular contributor to the Intercept's Washington DC bureau, publishing over 180 stories.
writingreportingInvestigative Journalism

The american prospect

Writing Fellow

Aug 2014Aug 2017 · 3 yrs · Washington D.C.

  • Worked as a staff writer for the daily website and print quarterly magazine, covering a wide range of public policy and political issues.
  • Published eleven magazine features, including two print cover stories.
writingpublic policyPublic Policy Writing

Jhu politik

Editor In Chief

Sep 2013May 2014 · 8 mos · Johns Hopkins University

  • Managed and edited Johns Hopkins's weekly student political magazine. Under her leadership, the JHU Politik overhauled its website, and won the university's Outstanding Student Organization Award, given to one group out of more than 300 campus organizations.
editingmanagementEditorial Management

The washington monthly

Editorial Intern

Aug 2013Jan 2014 · 5 mos · Washington D.C.

  • Wrote regularly for the website, and published a story on lightbulb regulations in the March/April 2014 issue of the magazine. Other responsibilities included reporting, transcribing interviews, and fact-checking stories.
writingreportingEditorial Writing

The baltimore sun

Editorial Intern

Jan 2013May 2013 · 4 mos · Baltimore, Maryland Area

  • Published 10+ editorial and opinion pieces, and assisted with managing Letters To the Editor.
writingeditorial managementEditorial Writing

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Freelance Journalist

Sep 2012Apr 2022 · 9 yrs 7 mos

  • Contributor to local and national outlets including The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Washington City Paper, Washingtonian, GQ, Columbia Journalism Review, The Appeal, Bloomberg Businessweek, Slate, The Nation, The American Prospect, Business Insider, The New Republic, VICE, among others. More samples can be found at www.rmcohen.net
writingreportingFreelance Journalism

Solitary watch

Reporter/Researcher

Sep 2012May 2013 · 8 mos

  • Reported on solitary confinement issues for a digital investigative news organization.
reportingresearchInvestigative Reporting

Education

The Johns Hopkins University

Krieger School of Arts & Sciences — Sociology and History

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