Sia Michel

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Sia Michel
BornMay 17, 1967
Erie, Pennsylvania
OccupationCulture editor, The New York Times
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
GenreArts, culture and social justice
Notable worksBecame the first woman to edit a large-circulation American rock magazine

Sia Michel (born May 17, 1967, in Erie, Pennsylvania [1] ) became the first woman to edit a large-circulation American rock magazine. Subsequently appointed as the deputy culture editor of The New York Times , she was promoted to the position of Culture editor in January 2023. [2]

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Biography

After Michel graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, [3] she began her journalism career as a reporter and music editor with SF Weekly .

In February 2002, she was appointed as editor-in-chief of Spin after having worked at the magazine for five years. The first woman to edit a large-circulation American rock magazine, she held that position until February 2006 when the magazine was bought out by new owners. During the time of her editorial leadership, the publication had a circulation of more than half a million readers. [4] [3]

Hired by The New York Times in 2007, she was subsequently promoted to the position of editor of Arts & Leisure and pop music editor for the publication. She was then appointed deputy editor in 2018. [3] During her tenure with the Times, she has served as a primary editor for Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Wesley Morris [5] and contributing critic at large Salamishah Tillet. [6] In January 2023, Michel was appointed as the publication's new Culture editor. [4]

Michel has won several awards for reporting and feature writing, [3] including a 1999 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for her reporting on the death of hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Drake, Rossiter (May 20, 2003). "So What Do You Do, Sia Michel?". Media Bistro. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  2. ↑ Kahn, Joe, Carolyn Ryan and Sam Sifton. "Sia Michel is The New York Times' new Culture editor." Brentwood, Tennessee: Editor & Publisher Magazine, January 31, 2003.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Sifton, Sam. "Sia Michel, Top Pick Chick Once More". Gawker. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Kahn, Ryan and Sifton, "Sia Michel is The New York Times' new Culture editor," Editor & Publisher Magazine, January 31, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2021 Pulitzer Prize Remarks from Sia Michel." New York, New York: The New York Times, June 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "New York Times Deputy Culture Editor Sia Michel and Times contributing critic at large Salamishah Tillet address the newsroom." New York, New York: The New York Times, May 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Sia Michel | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
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