Scott Stossel

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Scott Hanford Stossel
Born (1969-08-07) August 7, 1969 (age 54)
OccupationJournalist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Notable awardsErikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media
Relatives Thomas P. Stossel (father)
John Stossel (uncle)

Scott Hanford Stossel [1] (born August 7, 1969) [2] is an American journalist and editor.

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He is the national editor of The Atlantic magazine, [3] and previously served as executive editor of The American Prospect magazine.

Life

He is a graduate of Harvard University. [3] He is the son of Anne Hanford and Thomas P. Stossel, the brother of cartoonist Sage Stossel, [4] and the nephew of TV journalist John Stossel. [1] [5] In 2014, Stossel was awarded the Erikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media. [6]

Stossel has advocated for approaches to help anxiety. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "WEDDINGS; Susanna Pueschel, Scott Stossel". The New York Times. 2 July 2000.
  2. "Stossel, Scott." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Scott - Authors - The Atlantic". The Atlantic . Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  4. Bosman, Julie (22 December 2013). "Enough Anxiety to Fill Two Books". The New York Times.
  5. Stossel, John (September 2, 2009). "Thank Goodness for John Goodman". Fox Business Network.
  6. Erikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media. http://www.austenriggs.org/erikson-institute-prize-excellence-mental-health-media
  7. "Your Mental Health and Your Work". Harvard Business Review. 30 September 2019.
  8. Surviving Anxiety The Atlantic, January/February 2014 print and online