Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- McKay Coppins is a journalist & staff writer for The Atlantic. He is well renowned for his unique style of covering political news.
- Known as the “Mormon Wikipedia” by some, McKay was listed in Forbes’ magazine’s “30 under 30” list.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Coppins is originally from Hull, Massachusetts.
- He is one of three children of parents – David and Carol Coppins. His brothers are Chase and Tagg Coppins, and his sister’s name is Kamian Coppins.
- McKay married Annie Coppins (née Schmidt) at the young age of 22, and is blessed with two children – a daughter and a son. They are currently based in Alexandria, Virginia.
- McKay found interest in the field of investigation since the time he was a student in Massachusetts high school.
- One of his prominent articles was a story on basketball policy that resulted in players being benched. Many people who were directly involved were furious over the article, nevertheless, he realized that he enjoyed the reaction.
- Coppins graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU). He was the editor for BYU’s student newspaper called The Daily Universe.
Work : Career, Salary and Net Worth
- Coppins embarked on his career with Newsweek, where he broke the news about Jon Huntsman Jr. resigning his ambassadorship & running for President.
- In 2012, Coppins joined BuzzFeed and quickly became senior political writer, covering the 2012 presidential election among other things. He left BuzzFeed in 2016 to join The Atlantic magazine.
- He frequently contributes to the CNN and MSNBC, and is considered an expert on the conservative movement and issues arising from where politics and religion meet.
- Unlike most reporters who do not mix politics and religion, Coppins contributes valuable perspective in politics from a religious point of view.
- McKay is noteworthy for his coverage on Mitt Romney, due to the fact that they both were Latter-Day Saints.
- During his short years in journalism, he has already received multiple death threats, ever since his interview with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, in 2014.
- Following that interview, McKay published one of his biggest stories: “36 Hours On The Fake Campaign Trail With Donald Trump.” He apparently received a $10,000 bill from Mr Trump after that interview.
Achievements and Other Notable Work :
- Mckay is also named as one of Politico’s “Ten breakout reporters of 2012.”
- He was noted as a rising TV pundit by DETAILS magazine.
- Aside from writing political articles, Coppins also writes about his religion, clarifying common misconceptions in articles such as, “A Brief Guide to ‘Mormon Underwear.’”
- One of McKay’s former professors from BYU noted his raw honesty in articles he wrote, which was the reason for his claim to popularity.
- He published a book about the struggle for the future of the Republican Party entitled, “The Wilderness: Deep Inside the Republican Party’s Combative, Contentious, Chaotic Quest to Take Back to White House.” The book was reviewed positively by Foreign Affairs.
A privileged self-righteousness obscures his ability to hear himself. Sad