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Who or what is a Wonkette? Wonkette was founded by Gawker Media in January 2004, under the original Wonkette Ana Marie Cox, as a DC gossip and politics blog. Then they sold it.
The founding editor of the political blog Wonkette, she was also the Senior Political Correspondent for MTV News, and conducted the "Talk" interviews featured in The New York Times Magazine from 2015 to 2017. In 2010, Cox held the position of Washington correspondent for GQ. Cox has been a contributor for The Daily Beast since 2009.
- September 23, 1972 (age 51), San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S.
- Senior political correspondent
- Political blog Wonkette
Since starting the snarky political blog Wonkette in 2004, she has worked at a bewildering variety of outlets, including Time magazine, GQ, Air America, and The Guardian. Prior to Wonkette, she was an editor at Mother Jones and at the webzine Suck.com. She is the author of the romantic comedy novel Dog Days.
April 4, 2017. Ana Marie Cox is one of the leading political commentators of her generation—and one of the funniest. Since launching the blog Wonkette in 2004, she’s written a novel—Dog Days—set in the Beltway, and numerous columns and articles for outlets including Time, GQ, and the Guardian.
Pioneers like Ana Marie Cox, who served as the original editor, injected that rare blend of wit and wisdom that made Wonkette more than just another pundit’s paradise. Evolution into a political satire powerhouse. The journey from upstart to heavy-hitter wasn’t just luck.
Dec 27, 2004 · Ana Marie Cox started writing as the Wonkette in January '03, delivering a gossipy, satirical blog on D.C. politics. Now she's working on her first novel. She dished with Richard Wolffe....
Jul 27, 2006 · Ana Marie Cox wrote the gossipy, funny, blog Wonkette.com for its first two years before taking on a column in Time magazine and a couple of book deals. Time announced today that she...
