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Jodi Kantor
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<p>Jodi Kantor (born April 21, 1975) is an American journalist. She is a <i><a href="/facts/The_New_York_Times/T9marWVX">New York Times</a></i> correspondent whose work has covered the workplace, technology, and gender. She has been the paper's Arts & Leisure editor and covered two presidential campaigns, chronicling the transformation of <a href="/facts/Barack_Obama/76wUMgL1">Barack</a> and <a href="/facts/Michelle_Obama/W0shnydr">Michelle Obama</a> into the <a href="/facts/President_of_the_United_States/oMsfmLb1">President</a> and <a href="/facts/First_Lady_of_the_United_States/NpbrzLdI">First Lady</a> of the United States. Kantor was a recipient of the <a href="/facts/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Public_Service/dhFFDzTL">Pulitzer Prize</a> in 2018 for <a href="/facts/Harvey_Weinstein_sexual_abuse_cases/zL3I3nBM">her reporting on sexual abuse by Harvey Weinstein</a>. </p><p>Kantor is the author of the book <i>The Obamas</i> and <i><a href="/facts/She_Said_(book)/qlSeWA0p">She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story that Helped Ignite a Movement</a></i> about the Harvey Weinstein investigation. She is a contributor to <i><a href="/facts/CBS_This_Morning/HWuC2gYY">CBS This Morning</a></i> and has also appeared on <i><a href="/facts/Charlie_Rose_(talk_show)/7WJDcV7L">Charlie Rose</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/The_Daily_Show/sV37v6th">The Daily Show</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/The_Today_Show/WRY0PJgB">The Today Show</a></i>. Kantor was included in <a href="/facts/Time_(magazine)/N4FXc99l"><i>Time</i></a> magazine's <i>100 Most Influential People of 2018.</i> </p>