Isaac Chotiner (pronounced/ˈtʃɒtnər/)^[1] is an American journalist and interviewer, best known for his in-depth interviews with prominent political and cultural figures forThe New Yorker. He has been recognized for his probing interviewing style, which often elicits revealing and unexpected responses from his subjects.^[2][3]

Chotiner completed his education at theUniversity of California, Davis.^[4] He began his career as a staff writer atThe New Republic, where he wrote on politics and culture, and later became a contributor toSlate, where he hosted a podcast and wrote on a range of topics.^[5]

In 2018 Chotiner joinedThe New Yorker as a staff writer, where he became known for his in-depth interviews. His work has earned him a reputation for conducting interviews with a persistence that often causes subjects to cast an unflattering light on themselves.^{[6][2][better source needed]}

• Isaac Chotiner, "A Dangerous Man: Why Congo's independence leader Patrice Lumumba had to die" (review ofStuart A. Reid,The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination, Knopf, 2023),The New Yorker, 6 November 2023, pp. 67–70.

• Articles by Isaac Chotiner atThe New Yorker
• Isaac Chotiner on Twitter

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