Jong-Fast joins Vanity Fair as special correspondent
Vanity Fair has appointed Molly Jong-Fast as a special correspondent. Jong-Fast was a podcast host at iHeartMedia. Jong-Fast, the daughter of “Fear of Flying” author Erica Jong, contributed to The Atlantic and served as editor at large at The Daily Beast. Jong-Fast graduated from Bennington College in Vermont. You can congratulate Jong-Fast via Twitter.
Howorth named executive editor of features and development at Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair has promoted Claire Howorth to executive editor of features and development. Recently, she served as executive editor. She was previously assistant managing editor at Time Magazine. Her work has appeared in Time, Time.com, WSJ Magazine, the New York Post and other publications. She was also a contributing editor at The New York Post […]
Vanity Fair promotes Calderone to editor of The Hive
Michael Calderone has been appointed editor of Vanity Fair’s media, business and technology sub-section The Hive. Recently, he held the post of senior editor of The Hive. Vanity Fair editor in chief Radhika Jones wrote in an internal memo: Michael’s extensive journalistic background and rich understanding of the interplay between media and politics has made […]
NY Times names Weinman new columnist for crime fiction
Sarah Weinman will be the new crime columnist for The New York Times Book Review as editor and deputy editor of the Book Review Marilyn Stasio is retiring after 33 years. However, Stasio will continue to contribute reviews to The Times on crime, true crime and other related subjects. Apart from the Times, Weinman has […]
Vanity Fair Hive hires Elder as executive editor
Miriam Elder has been hired as executive editor of Vanity Fair’s media, business and technology sub-section The Hive. She will start next week. “It’s an incredible team and an incredible moment to shape coverage of our brave new world,” she wrote on Twitter. Elder is world editor and politics reporter for BuzzFeed News and was […]
Vanity Fair hires Pressler to cover money and culture
Vanity Fair magazine has hired New York Magazine contributing editor Jessica Pressler as a special correspondent covering the intersection of money and culture. Her 2015 story “The Hustlers at Scores” was nominated for a National Magazine Award and served as the inspiration for the movie “Hustlers.” Her 2018 story in grift queen Anna Sorokin is being […]
Politico’s Calderone hired by Vanity Fair’s The Hive
Politico senior media reporter Michael Calderone is joining Vanity Fair as senior editor of The Hive, a franchise within the company that focuses on covering business, technology and media, reports Sara Fischer of Axios. Fischer reports, “The move is part of a bigger executive announcement about new talent coming in to beef up Vanity Fair’s […]
