Ann Friedman

Ann L. Friedman
Born 1982 (age 32–33)
Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Residence Los Angeles
Nationality United States
Education University of Missouri, 2004
Occupation Editor, journalist, freelance writer, and blogger
Years active since 2004
Employer Tomorrow (magazine), GOOD (magazine), The American Prospect (magazine)
Home town Dubuque, Iowa
Awards Hearst Award, 2004
Utne Media Award (nomination), 2013
Website
annfriedman.com

Ann Friedman is an American feminist writer, magazine editor, journalist, and blogger. She was deputy editor for The American Prospect, executive editor at the Los Angeles-based GOOD magazine, and a co-founder of the employee-driven, crowd-sourced spin-off Tomorrow magazine.

Personal background

Ann Friedman's hometown is Dubuque, Iowa, and she began her journalism career there as an intern with the Telegraph Herald in 2001.[1] She is an alumna of the University of Missouri, where she graduated from its School of Journalism in 2004.[2] Ann Friedman lived in New York City for over a year and then made Los Angeles her permanent residence.[3] She identifies herself in public speaking engagements and in her work as a feminist.[4][5]

Career

Friedman started off at the Mother Jones' copy desk. Her online editing career began when she took the managing editor position for AlterNet and became an editor at Feministing.[4] After taking a position with The American Prospect as web editor she was promoted to deputy editor from 2008 to 2010. She wrote freelance before her next editing position. In March 2011, Friedman became the executive editor at GOOD magazine.[6] After GOOD fired staff, she co-founded Tomorrow (magazine).[7][8]

Her freelance writings have been published by Rolling Stone, The New Republic, Newsweek, Glamour, ELLE, and Columbia Journalism Review.[9] Her feminist writings and commentary about politics,[5][10][11][12][13][14] popular culture,[15] attitudes about men and women[16][17] and gay rights,[18] and dating and sex[19] have been widely referenced and quoted by other journalists and editorial writers.

Friedman writes a politics column at NYMag.com, publishes pie-charts at The Hairpin, disperses RealTalk advice for journalists at the Columbia Journalism Review,[20] and contributes to The New Republic.[21][22][23] She is a proponent of incorporating GIFs in journalism.[24][25]

Friedman was the founder of the Lady Journos’ Tumblr site, which curates the accomplishments and works by female journalists, speaks to issues of gender disparity in hiring and sexism in the workplace.[21][26][27]

GOOD magazine

Friedman worked at The American Prospect until she quit in 2010 to pick up more freelance writing work. The Los Angeles-based GOOD magazine hired her as executive editor in March 2011.[6] As the executive editor, Friedman focused on moving the GOOD brand over multiple platforms and bringing a youthful style to its content,[28][29] but that vision conflicted with the management.[30] She was subsequently fired along with most of the magazine's editors in June 2012.[31][32] Friedman and her GOOD colleagues started a crowd-funded one-off magazine called Tomorrow. That project was backed via Kickstarter, and raised $30,000 more than expected.[33][34]

Awards and recognition

Ann Friedman won the 2004 Hearst Award for personality/profile writing.[35] Before that she had won the Telegraph Herald Scholastic Journalist Award.[1]

Friedman was among Columbia Journalism Review's "20 women to watch" in its July 2012 issue.[1][36] In 2013, Tomorrow magazine was nominated for an Utne Media Award.[37]

Writings

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Dubuque native a journalism up-and-comer". thonline.com. August 13, 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  2. ↑ Shiloh, Erin (February 21, 2003). "U. Missouri Students Seek a State Moratorium on Death Penalty". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  3. ↑ Carlson, Jen (September 27, 2013). "How Long Should You Live In NYC Before You Can Write About Leaving It?". The Gothamist. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Meiners, Grace (March 14, 2008). "Bloggers show new face of feminism". The Maneater.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Carlson, Kathryn Blaze (August 24, 2012). "Hard words: Do we know what we’re talking about when we talk about rape?". National Post (Canada). Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Greicius, Julie (May 8, 2012). "The Rumpus Interview With Ann Friedman". The Rumpus. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  7. ↑ "Tomorrow magazine, the next Good thing". LATimes.com. June 26, 2012. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  8. ↑ Coscarelli, Joe (June 26, 2012). "Daily Intelligencer: Fired GOOD Staff Raises $20,000 for Tomorrow". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  9. ↑ Mizgata, Jen. "Friedman, Sow introduce Shine Theory in ONA13 Atlanta keynote". Online News Association.
  10. ↑ Brooks, Libby (March 6, 2008). "This is about power, not shared sexual characteristics". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  11. ↑ http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=103987014
  12. ↑ Valenti, Jessica (September 11, 2008). "The F-card won't wash". The Guardian. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  13. ↑ Harnden, Toby (June 18, 2011). "American Way: The Weiner wife who refused to be Huma the Humiliated". The Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  14. ↑ Douthat, Ross (October 19, 2012). ""Binders Full of Women" and the Partisan Mind". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  15. ↑ Williams, Alex (April 5, 2013). "Do We Really Hate Anne Hathaway?". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  16. ↑ Dell'Antonia, KJ (August 24, 2012). "The Clock Ticks for Men as Well". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  17. ↑ Kearney, Ryan (October 16, 2013). "What Slate Missed: 5 Other Reasons College Women Shouldn’t Get Drunk". New Republic. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  18. ↑ Etheridge, Eric (April 3, 2009). "Thoughts on Iowa’s Gay Marriage Ruling". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  19. ↑ Hills, Rachel (September 23, 2013). "Why the withdrawal method has made a comeback". Daily Life (Australia). Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  20. ↑ Friedman, Ann. "#realtalk (column)". Columbia Journalism Review.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Stradl, J. Ryan. "Saturday Special: The Rumpus Catches Up With Ann Friedman". The Rumpus.
  22. ↑ "Ann Friedman Tumblr Morphs Into Weekly CJR Column - FishbowlLA". Mediabistro.com. 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  23. ↑ "Interview: Ann Friedman". The Setup. May 7, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  24. ↑ Wortham, Jenna (August 12, 2012). "Digital Diary: How GIFs Became the Perfect Medium for the Olympics". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  25. ↑ Friedman, Ann (August 8, 2012). "What journalists need to know about animated GIFs — really". Poynter.org. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  26. ↑ Siegal, Erin (March 6, 2012). "Few Female Bylines in Major Magazines". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  27. ↑ Jean, Mallary (2013-02-27). "‘Said to Lady Journos’ Tumblr is ‘depressingly relatable,’ female journalists say". Poynter.org. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  28. ↑ Currier, Cora (August 30, 2011). "Information Overload Is Real". The European. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  29. ↑ Levy, Dan (April 9, 2012). "Branding Good: Q&A with GOOD Editor Ann Friedman". Sparksheet. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  30. ↑ Beaujon, Andrew (June 6, 2012). "How things went bad at GOOD magazine, what’s next for fired staff and the company they left". Poynter.org. Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  31. ↑ Abad-Santos, Alexander (June 4, 2012). "What Happened to GOOD?". The Atlantic Wire. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  32. ↑ Beaujon, Andrew (June 1, 2012). "GOOD magazine lays off most of its editorial staffers". Poynter.org. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  33. ↑ Georges, Marc (June 26, 2012). "Laid-Off 'GOOD' Staffers Launch Kickstarter Campaign For New Magazine". Retrieved 2013-10-15.
  34. ↑ New York Magazine: Fired GOOD Staff Raises $20,000 in One Day for Tomorrow. June 26, 2012.
  35. ↑ "Two Journalism Students Win Hearst Writing Awards: Ann Friedman Wins First in Competition". Columbia, Mo.: Missouri School of Journalism. March 24, 2004. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  36. ↑ "20 women to watch". Columbia Journalism Review.
  37. ↑ "Utne Reader Names Media Awards Nominees". Utne.com. April 16, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-14.

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