Sara Nelson on Taking Over Publishers Weekly and the Future of Publishing
The new PW editor on digital disruption, the health of books, and the trade publication's evolving role in the industry.
David S. Hirschman
David S. Hirschman
David Hirschman spent more than seven years as News Editor at Mediabistro, where he covered the media industry from the inside. He has written for the New York Times, Wired, New York Magazine, Advertising Age, and dozens of other publications, and later co-founded Street Fight, a media and events company that was acquired in 2017. He holds a B.A. from Brown University and a graduate degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
48 articles
John Sayles on His First Book of Short Stories in 25 Years and the Craft of Independent Film
The filmmaker on returning to fiction, the short story as a form, and the relentless economics of making films on your own terms.
David S. Hirschman
Anil Dash on a Career at the Forefront of Blogging
The pioneering blogger on being present at the creation of a medium -- and what he's learned from a career spent at blogging's leading edge.
David S. Hirschman
Jeanne Marie Laskas on Descending Into Coal Mines for Her Ellie-Nominated GQ Feature
The GQ writer on descending into working coal mines in America -- and what she found that no surface-level reporting could have revealed.
David S. Hirschman
Leelila Strogov on Leaving the Internet to Build a Literary Magazine for Unknown Writers
The former internet executive on walking away from the web to build something slower, quieter, and designed for writers nobody has discovered yet.
David S. Hirschman
Brigid Hughes on Life After the Paris Review and Launching a New Literary Quarterly
The former Paris Review editor on what the literary community is missing -- and why she started a new magazine to fill the gap.
David S. Hirschman
Russ Stanton on Being the Fourth LA Times Editor in Three Years and What’s Really Going On in the Newsroom
The fourth Los Angeles Times editor in three years on what the revolving door says about the paper -- and his plans to be the one who sticks.
David S. Hirschman
John Micklethwait on How The Economist Grew Sales by 107 Percent in Seven Years
The Economist editor in chief on the editorial philosophy behind one of the most improbable print success stories of the digital era.
David S. Hirschman
James Bennet on Putting Britney on the Cover and Turning Long-Form Articles Into Blog Posts
The Atlantic editor on his magazine's boldest editorial decisions -- and how he's thinking about translating long-form journalism for the web.
David S. Hirschman
Roy Johnson on His Advocacy Role at the Top of His Health Magazine’s Masthead
The health magazine editor on the advocacy he builds into his coverage -- and whether a brand like his can survive the move to digital.
David S. Hirschman