Elliot Hannon is a journalist based in New York, New York. He is a staff writer at Slate. ^{[undefined] [undefined] [1]}

Hannon graduated from Emory University with a Bachelor's degree in Political science and government. He went on to attend the University of Cape Town, where he studied Political science and government. ^[undefined]

He previously worked as a producer at NPR on Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and Weekend All Things Considered. Hannon spent four years as a foreign correspondent in New Delhi, India covering India for TIME Magazine and NPR, as well as writing for the New York Times, Foreign Policy (magazine), The Daily Beast, among others. ^[undefined]