Ira Madison III

Ira Madison III
Madison III in 2016
Born July 28, 1986 (age 32)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Occupation Writer, critic
Education New York University
Website
twitter.com/ira

Ira Madison III (born July 28, 1986) is a writer and critic at The Daily Beast. He has also written for MTV News, BuzzFeed, Variety, GQ Magazine, among other publications.

Early life

Madison attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts for a Masters Degree in Dramatic Writing.[1]

Career

Madison began developing a following on social media in the early 2010s as a writer for MTV News and BuzzFeed.[2][3] He has since written for various publications, including Variety,[4] GQ Magazine,[5] and The Daily Beast, where he currently works as a contributor.[6] Madison was named one of the "most reliably hilarious and incisive cultural critics writing now" by Nylon in 2016.[7] Nylon also named Madison to its 2016 list of "The 25 Best Things We Read Online In 2016," calling his essay on Donald Trump's political rise "a fascinating look at the culturally sanctioned making of a monster."[8][9] Madison co-hosted a podcast at MTV News with Doreen St. Félix in 2016 called Speed Dial with Ira and Doreen, that focused on music, pop culture, and race.[10] In April 2017, Madison was featured in the documentary The Culture of Proximity.[11] In January 2018, Crooked Media launched the podcast, Keep It!, which is hosted by Madison.[12]

Controversy

In January 2017, CNN anchor Jake Tapper said that Madison "lacks humanity"[13] when he criticized Attorney General of the United States Jeff Sessions for bringing his Asian granddaughter to his confirmation hearing, in order to distract from allegations that Sessions has been racially biased against African-Americans.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Farrell, Paul (2017-01-10). "Ira Madison III: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Ira Madison III BuzzFeed Page". BuzzFeed.
  3. ↑ "Author Page Ira Madison III". thedailybeast.com. The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ Madison, Ira, III (12 March 2017). "SXSW TV Review: 'The Son' on AMC, Starring Pierce Brosnan". Variety.
  5. ↑ Madison, Ira, III (17 April 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Looks for Absolution on DAMN". GQ Magazine.
  6. ↑ "Ira Madison III - The Daily Beast". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  7. ↑ Iversen, Kristin (21 December 2016). "The 25 Best Things We Read Online In 2016". Nylon.
  8. ↑ Iversen, Kristin (21 December 2016). "The 25 Best Things We Read Online In 2016". Nylon.
  9. ↑ Madison, Ira, III (8 November 2016). "Donald Trump, Brought To You By 'The Apprentice'". The Daily Caller.
  10. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (20 April 2016). "MTV News Launches Podcast Slate, Will 'Power' mtvU". Variety.
  11. ↑ Ifeanyi, KC (19 April 2017). "Exclusive: Viacom's New Study Is A Marketer's Blueprint For Millennials". Fast Company.
  12. ↑ "Keep It Archives | Crooked Media". Crooked Media. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  13. ↑ Datoc, Christian (10 January 2017). "Jake Tapper Internet Murders MTV News Guy Who Mocked Sessions' Asian Granddaughter". The Daily Caller.
  14. ↑ Ye Hee Lee, Michelle (2 December 2016). "Jeff Sessions's comments on race: For the record". The Washington Post.
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