Robert Zelnick is an American journalist, author and professor of journalism at the Boston University College of Communication.[1] Zelnick was a correspondent for ABC News for more than twenty years. His assignments included national political and congressional affairs (1994–98), The Pentagon (1986–1994), Israel (1984–86) and Moscow (1982–84).[1] He is currently a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.[2]
Prior to joining ABC News, Zelnick had worked for the Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, and the Anchorage Daily News, and was executive editor of the Frost-Nixon interviews.[1] In the film Frost/Nixon, Zelnick is portrayed by Oliver Platt.
He is opposed to affirmative action.[3]