- Collection:
- Two-Party Georgia Oral History Collection, 2017-2020
- Title:
- Max Blau interviewed by Ashton Ellett, 10 January 2019.
- Creator:
- Ellett, Ashton G. (Ashton Gene),1985-
Blau, Max - Date of Original:
- 2019-01-10
- Subject:
- Politics and government
Georgia Politics and government
Georgia
Journalists
Journalists Georgia - People:
- Blau, Max
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Interviewed by Ashton Ellett.
Max Blau was born in Evanston, Illinois, and grew up on Chicago’s North Side. He is a graduate of Loyola Academy (Wilmette, Illinois), Emory University, and the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Blau began his journalism career as a staff writer for STAT, CNN, Atlanta Magazine, and Creative Loafing Atlanta. As a freelance journalist, Blau’s work has appeared in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, the Bitter Southerner, the Atavist, the Atlantic, New York Times, Washington Post, the Guardian, and others. An investigative reporter with Georgia Health News, Blau is part of ProPublica’s local reporting network. He resides in Atlanta.
Blau talks about his family and growing up in Illinois before turning to his education at Emory University in Atlanta. He explains his growing interest in journalism and his early work at CNN and other outlets as well as his foray into freelance journalism. Blau reflects on his experiences covering politics in Georgia, including the 2016 election. Blau recalls covering the high-profile 2017 special election between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel for Georgia’s 6th congressional district. He reviews the 2018 midterm elections in Georgia, especially the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial primaries as well as the general election between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp. Blau gives his thoughts on how demographic change, especially in Metro Atlanta suburbs, may impact Georgia politics in the years ahead. The interview closes with Blau’s predictions regarding Governor Brian Kemp’s policy priorities, the 2019 legislative session, and the 2020 presidential election.
Part of a 7-interview series titled Reflections on 2018 Georgia Midtern Election. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL425TPGA-074/video-access
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project, TPGA-074, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 videorecording (ca. 81 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Two-Party Georgia Oral History Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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