Coll began working for the newspaper's Sunday magazine insert in 1995, serving as publisher of the magazine from 1996 to 1998. He was promoted to managing editor of the newspaper in 1998 and served in that capacity through 2004. He has also served as an associate editor for the newspaper from late 2004 to August 2005.
In September 2005, Coll joined the writing staff of The New Yorker. Based in Washington, D.C., he reported on foreign intelligence and national security.[9]
New America Foundationedit
On July 23, 2007, Coll was named as the next director of the New America Foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C.[10][11] He has also contributed to the New York Review of Books, particularly about the war in Afghanistan. On June 25, 2012, Coll announced his resignation as President of the New America Foundation to pen a follow-up to Ghost Wars.[12]
Coll's The Achilles Trap was published in 2024 to positive review, with The New York Times that it offers, "a more intimate picture of the dictator’s thinking about world politics, local power and his relationship to the United States than has been seen before".[15] The Washington Post argued that despite its holistic picture of Hussein, Coll failed to accurately portray the CIA's motivations.[16] In a March 2024 interview, Coll told PBS that the contributions by Hussein were missing from American's understanding of the war.[17]
2000: Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for "Peace Without Justice: A Journey to the Wounded Heart of Africa," The Washington Post (1st Prize: International Print)
2000: Ed Cunningham Award for "Peace Without Justice: A Journey to the Wounded Heart of Africa", The Washington Post[19]
2004: Cornelius Ryan Award for Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (winner)[20]
2005: Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (winner)[21]
2005: Arthur Ross Book Award for Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (winner)
2012: National Book Critics Circle Award (nonfiction) for Private Empire (finalist)[24]
2018: National Book Critics Circle Award (nonfiction) for Directorate S (winner)[25]
Bibliographyedit
Coll, Steve (1986). The Deal of the Century: The Breakup of AT&T. Atheneum. ISBN 9780689117572. OCLC 312023490.
— (1987). The Taking of Getty Oil: The Full Story of the Most Spectacular & Catastrophic Takeover of All Time. Scribner. ISBN 9780689118609.
Vise, David A. & Steve Coll (1991). Eagle on the Street: Based on the Pulitzer Prize–Winning Account of the SEC's Battle with Wall Street. New York: Scribner's. ISBN 0684193140.
Coll, Steve (1993). On the Grand Trunk Road: A Journey into South Asia. Crown Press. ISBN 9780812920260.
— (2012). Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power. Penguin. ISBN 9781594203350.
— (2018). Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001–2016. Penguin Press. ISBN 9781846146602.
— (2024). The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq. Penguin Press. ISBN 9780525562269.
Podcastsedit
Coll, Steve (November 23, 2015). "ISIS After Paris". The New Yorker (Podcast).
— (August 1, 2016). "Defying Conventions". The New Yorker (Podcast).
— (August 29, 2016). "Images of War". The New Yorker (Podcast).
— (September 26, 2016). "The Fear Factor". The New Yorker (Podcast).
— (April 10, 2017). "Trump's Intervention". The New Yorker (Podcast).
Referencesedit
^Coll, Steve (June 10, 1990). "Growing Up Suburban". Washington Post Magazine.
^ ab"Steve Coll named Dean of J-School". journalism.columbia.edu. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Archived from the original on March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^"Steve Coll". Columbia Journalism School. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
^"Conversations with History" (Interview). Interviewed by Harry Kreisler. University of California, Berkeley. March 15, 2005. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
^"Contributors: Steve Coll". Newyorker.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^Cohen, Patricia (July 23, 2007). "Journalist Chosen to Lead a Public Policy Institute". The New York Times.
^"Steve Coll". NewAmerica.net. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^"Abiz Top 50 Business Luncheon - August 23, 2012". 17 July 2012.
^"The Pulitzer Prizes | Journalist, playwright and regional newspaper editor named to Pulitzer Prize Board". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^Kaminer, Ariel (March 18, 2013). "Columbia Names New Dean for Journalism School". The New York Times. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^Malone, Noreen (2024-02-26). "Is America All-Knowing and All-Powerful? Yes, Thought Saddam Hussein". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^"Review | Steve Coll's latest shows Saddam Hussein's practical side". Washington Post. 2024-02-27. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^"'The Achilles Trap' offers a new look at Saddam Hussein's relationship with the U.S." PBS NewsHour. 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
^"Past Winners | Livingston Awards". Livawards.org. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^Award Name: 10 The Ed Cunningham Award (7 April 2001). "The Ed Cunningham Award 2000 | Overseas Press Club of America". Opcofamerica.org. Retrieved March 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Award Name: 14 The Cornelius Ryan Award (10 April 2005). "The Cornelius Ryan Award 2004 | Overseas Press Club of America". Opcofamerica.org. Retrieved March 17, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". Pulitzer.org. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
^"National Book Critics Circle: 2008 NBCC Finalists Announced". bookcritics.org. Archived from the original on January 26, 2009.
^Muchnick, Laurie (November 3, 2012). "Steve Coll Wins FT/Goldman Prize for Exxon Mobil Study". Business Week. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
^Williams, John (January 14, 2012). "National Book Critics Circle Names 2012 Award Finalists". New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
^Italie, Hillel (March 14, 2018). "Zadie Smith, Anna Burns among winners of critics prizes". The Washington Post. The Associated Press. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
External linksedit
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Hour-long interview about "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century" by Amy Goodman on Democracy Now!, September 15, 2008 (video, audio, and print transcript)
Video (with mp3 available) of conversation with Coll on Bloggingheads.tv