How Jacob Bernstein covers New York society

Styles desk reporter Jacob Bernstein writes about philanthropists, media moguls and other social connectors in New York.
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Jacob Bernstein is fascinated by power, privilege and the people who wield both.
As a reporter in the Styles desk of the New York Times, Mr. Bernstein is all about writing about influential people. - both past and present - of New York City.
Last year, its coverage included an exploration of the “second career in the field” of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. the social circuit”; a profile of a Republican pundit turned liberal favorite, Alyssa Farah Griffin; and an article on the rise and fall of hip-hop mogul Sean Combs.
“I don't have a conventional beat where there's a person or a subject that I am. covering the whole time,” Mr. Bernstein, 45, said. Often, he reports late at night, from the spaces and places where privilege and power meet: parties.
As As part of his work, Mr. Bernstein often writes about the after-parties of the New York party scene, such as the Met Gala after-parties or the always lively Vanity Fair Oscars party. Before joining The Times in 2013, Mr. Bernstein wrote for outlets including The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, and Women's Wear Daily, where he chronicled the magazine industry.
In a telephone conversation from the Hamptons, where he was reporting on the tumult surrounding a trendy members-only club, Mr. Bernstein explained why he never tired of the worldly pace and its daring method to break the ice, while he describes certain parties as “playgrounds of privilege”. These are edited and condensed excerpts.
Did you always want to become a journalist?
When I came out After college, I knew I was interested in storytelling and I knew New York interested me. Growing up in that city, I had experienced two very different versions of it: one was going to a posh private school and being the child of people famous in journalism and film, and the other was being an openly gay kid at the end of the year. The AIDS era.
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How Jacob Bernstein covers New York society

Styles desk reporter Jacob Bernstein writes about philanthropists, media moguls and other social connectors in New York.

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and provides a behind-the-scenes look at how our journalism is done.

Jacob Bernstein is fascinated by power, privilege and the people who wield both.

As a reporter in the Styles desk of the New York Times, Mr. Bernstein is all about writing about influential people. - both past and present - of New York City.

Last year, its coverage included an exploration of the “second career in the field” of former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. the social circuit”; a profile of a Republican pundit turned liberal favorite, Alyssa Farah Griffin; and an article on the rise and fall of hip-hop mogul Sean Combs.

“I don't have a conventional beat where there's a person or a subject that I am. covering the whole time,” Mr. Bernstein, 45, said. Often, he reports late at night, from the spaces and places where privilege and power meet: parties.

As As part of his work, Mr. Bernstein often writes about the after-parties of the New York party scene, such as the Met Gala after-parties or the always lively Vanity Fair Oscars party. Before joining The Times in 2013, Mr. Bernstein wrote for outlets including The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, and Women's Wear Daily, where he chronicled the magazine industry.

In a telephone conversation from the Hamptons, where he was reporting on the tumult surrounding a trendy members-only club, Mr. Bernstein explained why he never tired of the worldly pace and its daring method to break the ice, while he describes certain parties as “playgrounds of privilege”. These are edited and condensed excerpts.

Did you always want to become a journalist?

When I came out After college, I knew I was interested in storytelling and I knew New York interested me. Growing up in that city, I had experienced two very different versions of it: one was going to a posh private school and being the child of people famous in journalism and film, and the other was being an openly gay kid at the end of the year. The AIDS era.

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