David A. Kaplan
Encyclopedia
David A. Kaplan is an American writer and journalist. He works for Fortune magazine, after a 20-year career at Newsweek, where he wrote dozens of cover stories and edited the annual Newsweek-Kaplan College Guide. Among his cover pieces at Newsweek: the New Rich of Silicon Valley, the Most Hated Man in Baseball, profiles of Justices Clarence Thomas and William Brennan, the Selling of Star Wars, the birth of Netscape, the Great Home Run Chase of 1998, the Return of the Hale-Bopp Comet, and the Secret Vote That Made George W. Bush President. His cover story in 2006 broke the Hewlett-Packard boardroom spying scandal involving venture capitalist Tom Perkins, leading to Congressional hearings and California state indictments. That story was a finalist for a Gerald Loeb Award, the most prestigious prize in business journalism. The following year, he won a Loeb for the book "Mine's Bigger," a biography of Perkins and the revolutionary sailboat he created.
For Fortune, Kaplan profiled Charlie Rose, David Boies, Dennis Kozlowski in prison, SAS, and Lou Dobbs, as well as written an educational column. In July 2011, he wrote the much-debated cover story on "Tech Bubble 2.0." His writing has also appeared on the New York Times Op-Ed Page, and in Food & Wine, Parenting, Wired, Worth and the Washington Post. In 1988, he was a finalist for the Livingtston Award, which recognizes excellence by journalists than under 35; Kaplan's piece in the National Law Journal, "Death Row Dilemma," was about the strange case of William Henry Drake, who came within hours of electrocution despite two lawyers knowing he had not in fact killed anybody.
Kaplan also teaches media law and introductory reporting at New York University. He is a graduate of Cornell University
and the New York University School of Law
. During the 1994-1995 academic year, he was a John S. Knight fellow in journalism at Stanford University
. Kaplan lives north of New York City with his wife, attorney Audrey S. Feinberg, and their two sons.
Kaplan has appeared frequently on television on such programs as the Today Show, Nightline, Charlie Rose, and CNN Inside Politics.
In April 2011, for a story, he auditioned to be the new voice of the Aflac duck in TV commercials. http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/04/05/n_aflac_duck_auditions.cnnmoney/?iid=HLM Alas, out of 12,500 contestants, he wound up finishing No. 5.
Before becoming a journalist, Kaplan was a litigator at a Wall Street law firm. He was an intern with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and a summer fellow at the White House Press Office during the Carter Administration.
For Fortune, Kaplan profiled Charlie Rose, David Boies, Dennis Kozlowski in prison, SAS, and Lou Dobbs, as well as written an educational column. In July 2011, he wrote the much-debated cover story on "Tech Bubble 2.0." His writing has also appeared on the New York Times Op-Ed Page, and in Food & Wine, Parenting, Wired, Worth and the Washington Post. In 1988, he was a finalist for the Livingtston Award, which recognizes excellence by journalists than under 35; Kaplan's piece in the National Law Journal, "Death Row Dilemma," was about the strange case of William Henry Drake, who came within hours of electrocution despite two lawyers knowing he had not in fact killed anybody.
Kaplan also teaches media law and introductory reporting at New York University. He is a graduate of Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and the New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law
The New York University School of Law is the law school of New York University. Established in 1835, the school offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S.D. degrees in law, and is located in Greenwich Village, in the New York City borough of Manhattan....
. During the 1994-1995 academic year, he was a John S. Knight fellow in journalism at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. Kaplan lives north of New York City with his wife, attorney Audrey S. Feinberg, and their two sons.
Kaplan has appeared frequently on television on such programs as the Today Show, Nightline, Charlie Rose, and CNN Inside Politics.
In April 2011, for a story, he auditioned to be the new voice of the Aflac duck in TV commercials. http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/04/05/n_aflac_duck_auditions.cnnmoney/?iid=HLM Alas, out of 12,500 contestants, he wound up finishing No. 5.
Before becoming a journalist, Kaplan was a litigator at a Wall Street law firm. He was an intern with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan and a summer fellow at the White House Press Office during the Carter Administration.
Honors
- 2008: Gerald Loeb AwardGerald Loeb AwardThe Gerald Loeb Award, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was established in 1957 by Gerald Loeb, a founding partner of...
, best business book of the year, Mine's Bigger: Tom Perkins and the Making of the Greatest Sailing Machine Ever Built
Books
- Mine's Bigger: Tom Perkins and the Making of the Greatest Sailing Machine Ever Built
- The Accidental President
- The Silicon Boys