Jacqueline McCord Leo is an American magazine editor and media producer. She is the former editor-in-chief of the Reader's Digest. Her prior roles included editorial director of Consumer Reports . She was the founder of Child magazine, which was acquired by The New York Times Company, and became editor-in-chief of Family Circle.
Leo graduated from Baruch College of the City University of New York in 1968. [1]
Jacqueline Leo is founder and former Editor-in-Chief of The Fiscal Times , a news website she launched in February 2010.
Leo worked as the fashion editor for Modern Bride magazine, and in this role shared advice for people preparing for a wedding, advice that she published in a 1982 book. [2]
Leo founded and launched Child (magazine) in 1986. [3] A year later, The New York Times Magazine Group acquired the magazine and appointed her editor-in-chief of Family Circle magazine. [4] While she was editor-in-chief,Family Circle an article on toxic waste dumping written by Stephanie Abarbanel won the 1990 National Magazine Award for Public Interest. [5]
She later became editorial director of The New York Times Women's Magazine Group. [6]
In 1999 she was named head of interactive services for Meredith Publishing Group. [7]
She was senior producer and editorial director for ABC News’ Good Morning America ; and she served as editorial director for Consumer Reports magazine and their varied media products. [8]
From 2001 [9] through November 2007, Leo was vice president and Editor-in-Chief of Reader's Digest. [10] [11] She was responsible for converting the magazine from reprints to digital content, [12] and led the magazine in a move towards computer assisted reporting. [13]
Leo is a former president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. [16] In 1993 Leo received a Matrix Award from New York Women in Communications. [17] [18]
Jacqueline Leo was married to columnist and author John Leo. [8]
New York is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, with a particular emphasis on New York City.
Condé Nast is a global mass media company founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast (1873–1942) and owned by Advance Publications. Its headquarters are located at One World Trade Center in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan.
Jewish Currents is an American progressive Jewish quarterly magazine and news site whose content reflects the politics of the Jewish left. It features independent journalism, breaking news, political commentary, analysis, and a "countercultural" approach to Jewish arts and literature.
Lila Bell Wallace was an American magazine publisher and philanthropist. She co-founded Reader's Digest with her husband Dewitt Wallace, publishing the first issue in 1922.
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson was an editor at Reader's Digest and American government official. He was also chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which manages Voice of America radio, and Chairman of the Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which manages funds appropriated by Congress in support of public television and radio. According to The New York Times, there was an inquiry concerning possible misuse of federal money by Tomlinson. Investigators at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting said on November 15, 2005, "that they had uncovered evidence that its former chairman had repeatedly broken federal law and the organization's own regulations in a campaign to combat what he saw as liberal bias". According to The New York Times, U.S. State Department investigators determined in 2006 that he had "used his office to run a 'horse racing operation'," that he "improperly put a friend on the payroll", that he "repeatedly used government employees to perform personal errands", and that he "billed the government for more days of work than the rules permit".
Teen Vogue is an American online publication, formerly in print, launched in January 2003, as a sister publication to Vogue, targeted at teenage girls and young women. Like Vogue, it included stories about fashion and celebrities. Since 2015, following a steep decline in sales, the magazine cut back on its print distribution in favor of online content, which has grown significantly. The magazine had also expanded its focus from fashion and beauty to include politics and current affairs. In November 2017, it was announced Teen Vogue would cease in print and continue online-only as part of a new round of cost cuts. Other publications would also follow and go digital, such as InStyle. The final print issue featured Hillary Clinton on the cover, and was on newsstands on December 5, 2017.
Adweek is a weekly American advertising trade publication that was first published in 1979. Adweek covers marketing, creativity, client–agency relationships and the media, technology and platforms which support the global marketing ecosystem. During this time, it has covered various shifts in technology, including cable television, the shift away from commission-based agency fees, and the Internet.
Marie Grace Mirabella was an American fashion journalist who was editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine between 1971 and 1988. She founded Mirabella magazine in 1989, and continued there until 1996.
The New York Times Book Review (NYTBR) is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of The New York Times in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely read book review publications in the industry. The magazine's offices are located near Times Square in New York City.
Politico, known originally as The Politico, is an American political digital newspaper company. Founded by American banker and media executive Robert Allbritton in 2007, it covers politics and policy in the United States and internationally, with publications dedicated to politics in the U.S., European Union, United Kingdom, and Canada, among others. Primarily providing distributed news, analysis and opinion online, it also produces printed newspapers, radio, and podcasts. Its coverage focuses on topics such as the federal government, lobbying and the media.
Ira Silverberg is an American literary agent and editor. For several decades, he has worked in publishing houses like Grove Press, Serpent's Tail, and Simon & Schuster as well as literary agencies like Donadio & Olson and Sterling Lord Literistic. Additionally, he served as the Director of Literary Programs at the National Endowment for the Arts from 2011 to 2013.
Gertrude Samuels was a photojournalist and later a member of the editorial board of The New York Times.
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Ellen Levine was an American media executive. From 2006 to 2016, she served as the Editorial Director of Hearst Magazines, and served as a consultant to Hearst from January 2017. She was responsible for the launches of numerous successful magazines, including O: The Oprah Magazine and Food Network Magazine.
The SoHo Weekly News was a weekly alternative newspaper founded by music publicist Michael Goldstein and published in New York City from 1973 to 1982. Positioned as a competitor to The Village Voice, it struggled financially. The paper was purchased by Associated Newspaper Group in 1979 and shut down three years later when AMG was unable to make it profitable. Many of the staff went on to have illustrious careers at other New York publications.
Julie Carlson is an American writer and co-founder of interior design and lifestyle website Remodelista and outdoor spaces and garden design website Gardenista operated by holding company Remodelista LLC, owned by Carlson and husband Josh Groves. Carlson is the Editor-in-Chief of Remodelista and author of Remodelista: A Manual for the Considered Home (2013) and Remodelista: The Organized Home: Simple, Stylish Storage Ideas for All Over the House (2017).
Emmanuel Olunkwa is a Nigerian-American artist, writer, designer, editor, and filmmaker. He currently leads publishing and editorial at 52 Walker, David Zwirner’s Tribeca-based gallery. From September 2021 to February 2024, he served as the editor of Pin-Up Magazine. In 2020, Olunkwa co-founded November Magazine, E&Ko., and served as a founding editor of The Broadcast, a publication by the cultural center Pioneer Works. Olunkwa’s work has been published in Artforum, Interview, T Magazine, Architectural Digest, The New York Times, and he is based in New York.
YSB, an acronym for Young Sisters and Brothers, was an African American monthly lifestyle magazine, in print publication from 1991 until 1996. The magazine was founded by Robert L. Johnson as a subsidiary of BET. It was the first national African American lifestyle magazine specifically for teenagers age 13 to 19. It was designed to build teenagers self-esteem, and marketed for the "hip-hop generation".
Frederick Delos Thompson Jr. was an American publishing executive. He was a former president and chief executive of Family Circle and a former vice president of The New York Times.