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About President Biden's statement of acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2021, Balakian wrote in an op-ed in ''The Washington Post'' "No American president until Biden has had the courage to use the word "genocide" for fear of angering Turkey's leaders and damaging relations with a powerful ally, even one with an abominable human rights record."<ref name="Washington Post">{{Cite news|title=Perspective {{!}} To Armenians, Biden's recognition of the genocide means the world|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/04/24/biden-armenian-genocide-turkey/|access-date=2021-10-29|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> His appearances in the media on the issue include: 60 Minutes,<ref>{{Citation|title=60 Minutes : WJZ : February 28, 2010 7:00pm-8:00pm EST|date=2010-03-01|url=http://archive.org/details/WJZ_20100301_000000_60_Minutes|others=WJZ|access-date=2021-10-29}}</ref> "The Struggle for History" with Bob Simon; the Charlie Rose Show;<ref>{{Citation|title=Peter Balakian - Charlie Rose|url=https://charlierose.com/videos/8342|language=en-US|access-date=2021-10-29}}</ref> Fresh Air with Terry Gross;<ref>{{Cite web|title=An American Poet on His Family's Survival of the Armenian Genocide|url=https://freshairarchive.org/segments/american-poet-his-familys-survival-armenian-genocide|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Fresh Air Archive: Interviews with Terry Gross|language=en}}</ref> ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings;<ref>{{Citation|title=ABC News - Armenian Genocide|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WlN7BQrrYg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/8WlN7BQrrYg |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-10-29}}{{cbignore}}</ref> National Public Radio's Weekend Edition<ref>{{Cite news|title=Biden May Make Genocide Declaration On Armenian Remembrance Day|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/24/990430273/biden-may-make-genocide-declaration-on-armenian-remembrance-day|access-date=2021-10-29}}</ref> and All Things Considered,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Friday Marks Centennial Of Armenian Mass Killings During World War I|language=en|work=NPR.org|url=https://www.npr.org/2015/04/22/401540456/friday-marks-centennial-of-armenian-mass-killings-during-world-war-i|access-date=2021-10-29}}</ref> and in various documentaries including the PBS documentary The Armenian Genocide ( 2006 directed by Andrew Goldberg), and the documentary [[Intent to Destroy|Intent To Destroy]]'','' directed by [[Joe Berlinger]].
Balakian's political and cultural commentary and op-eds have appeared in ''The Washington Post'',<ref name="Washington Post"/> ''The Guardian'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-21|title=Turkey must end its 100 years of genocide denial {{!}} Peter Balakian|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/21/turkey-100-years-genocide-denial-armenia|access-date=2021-10-29|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> ''Salon'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-24|title=Elia Kazan and the Armenian Genocide: Remembering "America America"|url=https://www.salon.com/2015/04/23/elia_kazan_and_the_armenian_genocide_remembering_america_america/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Salon|language=en}}</ref> ''LA Times'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-16|title=Op-Ed: On Armenian genocide, go ahead and offend Turkey|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-balakian-genocide-20150416-story.html|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Boston Globe'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Massachusetts and genocide |url=http://archive.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2005/12/04/massachusetts_and_genocide/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=archive.boston.com|language=en}}</ref> and ''The Daily Beast'',<ref>{{Cite news|last=Balakian|first=Peter|date=2016-10-29|title=Why Hillary Clinton Is Like—and Unlike—Jackie Robinson|language=en|work=The Daily Beast|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/10/29/why-hillary-clinton-is-like-and-unlike-jackie-robinson|access-date=2021-10-29}}</ref> and his essays about art and literature have appeared in ''Art In America'', ''Poetry'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-29|title=Peter Balakian|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/peter-balakian|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Poetry Foundation|language=en}}</ref> ''New York Times Magazine'',<ref>{{Cite news|last=Balakian|first=Peter|date=2008-12-05|title=Bones|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/magazine/07lives-t.html|access-date=2021-10-29|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''Tikkun'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Balakian|url=https://www.tikkun.org/author/a_balakianp/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Tikkun|language=en-US}}</ref> ''Literary Hub'',<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-17|title=President Lincoln's Republican Party Was the Original Party of Big Government|url=https://lithub.com/president-lincolns-republican-party-was-the-original-party-of-big-government/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=Literary Hub|language=en-US}}</ref> ''The Chronicle of Higher Education,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/wannsee-place-and-deed/|access-date=2021-10-29|website=www.chronicle.com|title=Wannsee: Place and Deed |date=January 20, 2014 }}</ref> and many scholarly journals. In addition to his book prizes, Balakian's other awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship,<ref>{{Cite web|title=John Simon Guggenheim Foundation {{!}} Peter Balakian|url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/peter-balakian/|access-date=2021-10-29|language=en-US}}</ref> an NEA Fellowship, the Presidential Medal,<ref>{{Cite web|author=Weekly Staff|date=2016-05-26|title=Balakian, Nasri and Zaki Receive Armenian Presidential Award|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2016/05/26/ra-presidential-awards/|access-date=2021-11-03|website=The Armenian Weekly|language=en-US}}</ref> and the [[Movses Khorenatsi Medal|Movses Khoranatsi medal]] from Armenia, and the Spendlove Prize for Social Justice, Tolerance, and Diplomacy.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Weekly Staff|date=2012-05-04|title=Balakian Awarded Spendlove Prize for Social Justice|url=https://armenianweekly.com/2012/05/04/balakian-awarded-spendlove-prize-for-social-justice/|access-date=2021-11-03|website=The Armenian Weekly|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
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