Dan Sinker
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Dan Sinker | |
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 Sinker in 2018 | |
| Born | November 14, 1975 |
| Alma mater | School of the Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | dansinker |
Daniel Sinker (born November 14, 1975) is an American journalist known for creating Punk Planet, a punk rock zine which ran from 1994 to 2007. He has written for Esquire, and his pieces have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Atlantic and Slate.
Sinker founded Punk Planet in 1994. During its eighty-issue run, he co-edited the small but influential publication—which had articles on music and politics—with Elizabeth Moore. Sinker received media attention in 2011 after revealing himself as the author of @MayorEmanuel, a popular Weird Twitter account which satirized politician Rahm Emanuel. From 2008 to 2011, he taught journalism full-time at Columbia College Chicago. He directed the journalism organization OpenNews from 2011 to 2018.
Sinker co-hosts the Says Who? and The Hitch podcasts.
Daniel Sinker was born on November 14, 1975.[1][2] He was raised in Evanston, Illinois,[3] where he still lives with his wife and two children.[4] In 1996, Sinker graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in video art.[3]