Gail Sheehy, a journalist and author whose work examined racism, menopause, drug addiction, and whose profiles ranged from fading high society doyennes to power brokers, died Monday from complications from pneumonia. She was 83.
As a reporter for New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, and other outlets, Sheehy profiled the likes of George W. Bush, Newt Gingrich, Anwar Sadat, Margaret Thatcher, and Edith Beale and Little Edie Beale, the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who were later featured in the famous documentary “Grey Gardens.” In a 2014 interview with Npp’s “All Things Considered,” Sheehy said she relied heavily on research when it came to writing about famous figures, and was less concerned with their seminal achievements than their personal struggles.
“I’m looking for their character, which is not about policy,” she said. “Character is what was yesterday and will be tomorrow. What I do is — or I did when...
As a reporter for New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, and other outlets, Sheehy profiled the likes of George W. Bush, Newt Gingrich, Anwar Sadat, Margaret Thatcher, and Edith Beale and Little Edie Beale, the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis who were later featured in the famous documentary “Grey Gardens.” In a 2014 interview with Npp’s “All Things Considered,” Sheehy said she relied heavily on research when it came to writing about famous figures, and was less concerned with their seminal achievements than their personal struggles.
“I’m looking for their character, which is not about policy,” she said. “Character is what was yesterday and will be tomorrow. What I do is — or I did when...
- 8/25/2020
- by Brent Lang and Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Former “60 Minutes” correspondent Lara Logan is suing New York Media and writer Joe Hagen over a five-year-old article that she claims derailed her career. She is seeking $25 million in damages.
The defamation suit, filed Thursday, states that Logan believes her career at CBS News was impacted by the 2014 New York Magazine piece called “Benghazi and the Bombshell.” The piece reviewed one of Logan’s stories, focusing on the Benghazi attack, which was retracted when it was revealed one of her on-the-record sources had lied in his interview.
According to the New York Post, she says the release of the “hit piece” seven months after her story was retracted “entirely and completely derailed” the plan for her to continue working at “60 Minutes.” The suit says her pay was cut following the publication of Hagen’s piece.
Also Read: CBS Producer at Center of Lawsuit Says He Is 'Mortified' Over Accidentally...
The defamation suit, filed Thursday, states that Logan believes her career at CBS News was impacted by the 2014 New York Magazine piece called “Benghazi and the Bombshell.” The piece reviewed one of Logan’s stories, focusing on the Benghazi attack, which was retracted when it was revealed one of her on-the-record sources had lied in his interview.
According to the New York Post, she says the release of the “hit piece” seven months after her story was retracted “entirely and completely derailed” the plan for her to continue working at “60 Minutes.” The suit says her pay was cut following the publication of Hagen’s piece.
Also Read: CBS Producer at Center of Lawsuit Says He Is 'Mortified' Over Accidentally...
- 12/19/2019
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
New York magazine will soon be under new ownership.
Vox Media agreed Tuesday to acquire New York Media, the print magazine’s parent company, the New York Times reported Tuesday evening.
“No one had to do this,” Pam Wasserstein, chief executive of New York Media, told the Times. “It’s a brilliant, in our view, opportunity, so that’s why we leaned into it. It’s not out of need. It’s out of ambition.”
Jim Bankoff, Vox Media’s chief executive and chairman, added that there would be no editorial layoffs at the magazine as a result of the acquisition.
“Nothing changes editorially for any of our brands,” he said.
Vox Media, a digital behemoth popular with technology buffs, foodies and sports fans, is home to The Verge, Eater, Curbed, Vox, Recode, Polygon and Sb Nation.
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York was founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in...
Vox Media agreed Tuesday to acquire New York Media, the print magazine’s parent company, the New York Times reported Tuesday evening.
“No one had to do this,” Pam Wasserstein, chief executive of New York Media, told the Times. “It’s a brilliant, in our view, opportunity, so that’s why we leaned into it. It’s not out of need. It’s out of ambition.”
Jim Bankoff, Vox Media’s chief executive and chairman, added that there would be no editorial layoffs at the magazine as a result of the acquisition.
“Nothing changes editorially for any of our brands,” he said.
Vox Media, a digital behemoth popular with technology buffs, foodies and sports fans, is home to The Verge, Eater, Curbed, Vox, Recode, Polygon and Sb Nation.
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York was founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in...
- 9/25/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
'I Can sing better than she can. If Madonna gets it [the lead role in 'Evita'] I'll rip her throat out!" said Meryl Streep back in 1996.
Speaking Of singing, this very Sun day the actress supreme, Christine Baranski, will depart the Longacre Theatre after the matinee of "Boeing Boeing" and step onto Jeff Zucker's Ge helicopter. That will land her in Southampton in time for the gala Hamptons premiere of the new big hit movie musical "Mamma Mia!"
Although she's the star of the film, Meryl Streep, won't be attending - her co-star, the handsome Pierce Brosnan,...
Speaking Of singing, this very Sun day the actress supreme, Christine Baranski, will depart the Longacre Theatre after the matinee of "Boeing Boeing" and step onto Jeff Zucker's Ge helicopter. That will land her in Southampton in time for the gala Hamptons premiere of the new big hit movie musical "Mamma Mia!"
Although she's the star of the film, Meryl Streep, won't be attending - her co-star, the handsome Pierce Brosnan,...
- 7/10/2008
- by By LIZ SMITH
- NYPost.com
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