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Adam Moss

Adam Moss was the editor-in-chief of New York Magazine from 2004–2019. During his 15-year tenure he oversaw an ambitious digital expansion of parent company New York Media, which included five digital publications in addition to New York: Vulture, The Cut, Intelligencer, The Strategist, and Grub Street, each of which were created from scratch and collectively reach an audience of 50 million visitors each month. Under Moss’s leadership New York and nymag.com won 41 National Magazine Awards. Before joining New York Magazine, Moss was the editor of the New York Times Magazine, as well as assistant managing editor of the paper, overseeing the magazine, Book Review, culture and style. Moss was founding editor of 7 Days, a New York weekly magazine, and before that, he worked at Esquire magazine in a variety of positions.  He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Oberlin College, his alma mater, and is a member of the Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame. 

While at the Shorenstein Center, Moss led a group project that focused on building a better political media landscape. 

The Commons: Student Workshop Reimagines Political Media

The Commons is a prototype of an imagined news outlet covering U.S. politics. It is the product of an eight-week discussion workshop this fall at Harvard led by Adam Moss, Shorenstein fellow and the former editor-in-chief of New York Magazine and The New York Times Magazine. The workshop’s premise: building a better political media. Exploring what

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Author Dan Okrent and NY Magazine’s Adam Moss

October 14, 2011 – Dan Okrent, writer and editor, spoke with Adam Moss, editor-in-chief, New York magazine, at the Shorenstein Center’s 25th anniversary celebration on October 14, 2011, at Harvard Kennedy School. http://storify.com/shorensteinctr/author-dan-okrent-and-ny-mags-adam-moss Compiled by John Wihbey and Janell Sims, Shorenstein Center. Photos by Martha Stewart.

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The Commons: Student Workshop Reimagines Political Media

The Commons is a prototype of an imagined news outlet covering U.S. politics. It is the product of an eight-week discussion workshop this fall at Harvard led by Adam Moss, Shorenstein fellow and the former editor-in-chief of New York Magazine and The New York Times Magazine. The workshop’s premise: building a better political media. Exploring what

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Author Dan Okrent and NY Magazine’s Adam Moss

October 14, 2011 – Dan Okrent, writer and editor, spoke with Adam Moss, editor-in-chief, New York magazine, at the Shorenstein Center’s 25th anniversary celebration on October 14, 2011, at Harvard Kennedy School. http://storify.com/shorensteinctr/author-dan-okrent-and-ny-mags-adam-moss Compiled by John Wihbey and Janell Sims, Shorenstein Center. Photos by Martha Stewart.

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