The Sunday Times announces Jason Cowley has joined as a commentator, features writer and book reviewer
Cowley is an award-winning journalist, magazine editor, and author. Until recently, he served as editor-in-chief of the New Statesman for 16 years, during which time he earned multiple British Society of Magazine Editors awards for his leadership in the politics and current affairs category.
Prior to this one of his first journalism roles was at The Times in 1996 as a staff writer, and he has also served as editor of Observer Sport Monthly and editor of literacy magazine Granta.
Cowley is also the acclaimed author of several books, including The Last Game, the essay collection Reaching for Utopia: Making Sense of an Age of Upheaval , and his most recent work, Who Are We Now? Stories of Modern England, which examines contemporary England.
Ben Taylor, editor of The Sunday Times, said: “Jason is an incisive political and cultural thinker, renowned for his elegant and intelligent writing. He will contribute commentary, features, and book reviews to The Sunday Times. I’m delighted to welcome him to the team.”
Cowley said: “The Sunday Times is an outstanding newspaper with brilliant journalists. I always enjoy writing for it and I am delighted to be part of the team.”
