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How Desperation Breeds Innovation

Tuesday, September 17, 2019
12:00 pm
- 1:00 pm EDT

Adam Moss

Adam Moss in conversation with Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs.

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 will lead a group project that focuses on building a better political media landscape.

Details

Date:
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Time:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Venue

David T. Ellwood Democracy Lab, Rubenstein Bldg., Room 414AB