Lucy Danziger

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Lucy Danziger is an American magazine editor and writer. [1]

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She is the former [2] editor-in-chief of Self magazine [3] and is currently the Editorial Director of The Beet, a plant-based lifestyle guide website. [4]

Background and career

Education

Danziger graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1978 [3] and earned a Bachelor of Science in Art History from Harvard in 1982. [3]

Journalism

She worked as a general assignment reporter at the Star-Ledger of Newark for four years, covering everything from crime to court trials, business stories and local City Desk stories. She then became an associate editor at New York magazine and later worked at 7 Days, a New York-based weekly, as the founding Managing Editor. Additionally, served as the founding editor-in-chief of Women's Sports & Fitness from 1997 to 2000 and as an editor in the Style News Department at The New York Times before becoming editor-in-chief at Self in 2001. Danziger has written for various publications, including The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal, Vogue , Outside , Condé Nast Traveler , Skiing, Allure , Time and USA Today .[ citation needed ] She has also appeared on several television shows, including Today , [5] The View and Good Morning America . [5]

During her tenure at Self , the magazine attracted more than 12 million monthly users and readers combined. She helped develop the Self Challenge, a three-month fitness program. [6]

Websites

In 2019, Danziger launched The Beet, a plant-based website aimed at encouraging people to eat more plants. The site launched officially in January 2020. [7]

Books

In March 2010, Danziger published The Nine Rooms of Happiness: Loving Yourself, Finding Your Purpose, and Getting Over Life's Little Imperfections with Hachette Books. [8] In March 2012, she published The Drop 10 Diet: Add to Your Plate to Lose the Weight with Random House. [9]

Controversies

Image Retouching Controversy

In 2009, Danziger approved a retouched cover photograph of singer Kelly Clarkson for the September issue of Self, slimming Clarkson's figure. Facing public backlash against retouching, Danziger defended in her blog, stating that it is common practice for glossy magazines to retouch cover images. She wrote, "This is a collaboration. It's not a news photograph… Did we alter her appearance? Only to make her look her personal best. Did we publish an act of fiction? No. Not unless you think all magazine photos are that. But in the sense that Kelly is the picture of confidence-and she truly is-then I think this photo is the truest we have ever put on the newsstand." [10]

Tutu Controversy

The April 2014 edition of Self contained a back page called the "BS Meter," which criticized false claims, including one by a tutus maker claiming that his tutus made runners faster. The photo editor illustrated the item with a picture of San Diego runner Monika Allen in a tutu. [11] The magazine had contacted Allen to request permission to use her photo; they had not disclosed the context. Allen, a cancer survivor who sold tutus for charity, responded to the magazine by contacting her local NBC affiliate, which resulted in significant backlash against herself and Danziger. [12] Shortly after the incident, Condé Nast replaced Danziger with Cosmopolitan executive editor Joyce Chang, effective May 1, 2014. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lucy Danziger". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 9, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Keith J. Kelly (April 3, 2014). "Condé Nast ousts editor Lucy Danziger in Self shakeup". New York Post. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 JEREMY W. PETERS (October 17, 2010). "Redesigned, Self Adjusts Its Formula". The New York Times. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Team". The Beet. Retrieved November 9, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 1 2 "Self Editor Continues to Make a Poor Case for Slimming Kelly Clarkson". The Cut. August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Fisher, Adjua (April 3, 2014). "Editor-In-Chief Lucy Danziger Replaced at SELF: Is Tutu-gate to Blame?". Philadelphia Magazine.
  7. ↑ Ellefson, Lindsey (January 8, 2020). "Condé Nast Veteran Lucy Danziger Takes Over Editorial At New Healthy Food Site". TheWrap. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Danziger, Lucy (March 2, 2010). The Nine Rooms of Happiness: Loving Yourself, Finding Your Purpose, and Getting Over Life's Little Imperfections. Hachette Book Group. ISBN   9781401395025.
  9. ↑ Danziger, Lucy (March 20, 2012). The Drop 10 Diet. Random House. ISBN   9780345531636.
  10. ↑ "Kelly Clarkson and the 'Self' retouching flap: Her 'essential' best?". EW.com. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  11. ↑ Kuruvilla, Carol (March 27, 2014). "Self magazine editor apologizes for making fun of cancer survivor's tutu". New York Daily News.
  12. ↑ Garske, Monica (March 27, 2014). "SELF Magazine Editor Apologizes to Tutu-Wearing Cancer Survivor". NBC 7 San Diego.
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