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'''Lydia Frances Polgreen''' (born 1975) is an American journalist. |
'''Lydia Frances Polgreen''' (born 1975) is an American journalist. He is best known for having been the [[editor-in-chief]] of ''[[HuffPost]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Connor |first1=Lydia |title=Lydia Polgreen To Step Down As Editor-In-Chief Of HuffPost |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-to-step-down-as-editor-in-chief-of-huffpost_n_5e6280c7c5b601904ea9f460 |website=huffpost.com |date=6 March 2020 |publisher=HuffPost |access-date=13 June 2020}}</ref> He also spent about one year between 2021 and 2022 as the head of content for [[Gimlet Media]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gimlet Managing Director Lydia Polgreen Returning To Writing And The New York Times. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/podcastnewsdaily/gimlet-managing-director-lydia-polgreen-returning-to-writing-and-the-new-york-times/article_a70fc3ec-b9b9-11ec-9f60-d77c37c4f27d.html |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=Insideradio.com |language=en}}</ref> Prior to that he was editorial director of NYT Global at ''[[The New York Times]]'', and the West Africa bureau chief for the same publication, based in [[Dakar, Senegal]], from 2005 to 2009. He won many awards, most recently the Livingston award in 2009.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/p/lydia_polgreen/index.html?inline=nyt-per.| title=Lydia Polgreen| work=The New York Times |access-date= 18 April 2010}}</ref> He also reported from India.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.observer.com/2008/media/times-beijing-bureau-chief-takes-india| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023030239/http://www.observer.com/2008/media/times-beijing-bureau-chief-takes-india| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 23, 2008| title=Times' Beijing Bureau Chief Takes On India| author= John Koblin| work=The New York Observer| date=October 21, 2008 | access-date=August 26, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://billionaires.forbes.com/photo/03USd2o5kpcmX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125020435/http://billionaires.forbes.com/photo/03USd2o5kpcmX |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 25, 2010 |title=Photo from AP Photo |publisher=Billionaires.forbes.com |date=2010-07-09 |access-date=2010-08-27}}</ref> He was then based in Johannesburg, South Africa where he was ''The New York Times'' Johannesburg Bureau Chief. |
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After leaving Gimlet, |
After leaving Gimlet, he returned to The New York Times as an opinion columnist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-07 |title=Lydia Polgreen returns to The Times as an Opinion columnist |url=https://www.nytco.com/press/lydia-polgreen-returns-to-the-times-as-an-opinion-columnist/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=The New York Times Company |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Polgreen graduated from [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in 1997 and [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]] in 2000. |
Polgreen graduated from [[St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe)|St. John's College]] in 1997 and [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]] in 2000. |
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He started working at ''The New York Times'' in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/lydia-polgreen-eic_huffington-post-10720830/|title=Huffington Post Names Lydia Polgreen Editor in Chief|last1=Bloomgarden-Smoke|first1=Kara|last2=Bloomgarden-Smoke|first2=Kara|date=2016-12-06|website=WWD|language=en|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> |
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In 2006, |
In 2006, he received a [[George Polk Award]] in Foreign Reporting from [[Long Island University]] for her coverage of ethnic violence in the [[Darfur]] region of [[Sudan]]. |
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In February 2008, |
In February 2008, he covered the [[Battle of N'Djamena (2008)|Battle of N'Djamena]] in [[Chad]]. Some of her work in N’Djamena was illustrated by the French freelance photographer Benedicte Kurzen. |
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In April 2016, |
In April 2016, he became the editorial director of NYT Global for ''The New York Times''.<ref name=":0" /> On December 6, 2016, he left ''The New York Times'' to succeed the founder of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'', [[Arianna Huffington]],<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lydia-polgreen-huffington-post_us_5846ef54e4b0fe5ab693122b|title=Lydia Polgreen Named Editor-In-Chief Of The Huffington Post|last=|first=|date=6 December 2016|publisher=|access-date=|work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> as editor-in-chief.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/insider/lydia-polgreen-on-leaving-to-lead-huffington-post-hardest-decision-ive-ever-made.html|title=Lydia Polgreen on Leaving to Lead Huffington Post: 'Hardest Decision I've Ever Made'|date=2016-12-21|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-03-27|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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In 2021, |
In 2021, he was named to [[Fast Company|Fast Company's]] Queer 50 list.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Announcing Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/queer-50/2021|access-date=2021-06-03|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
Revision as of 03:46, 7 January 2023
Lydia Polgreen | |
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Born | Lydia Frances Polgreen 1975 (age 48–49) |
Alma mater | St. John's College Columbia University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Notable credit(s) | The Huffington Post The New York Times |
Spouse | Candace Feit |
Lydia Frances Polgreen (born 1975) is an American journalist. He is best known for having been the editor-in-chief of HuffPost.[1] He also spent about one year between 2021 and 2022 as the head of content for Gimlet Media.[2] Prior to that he was editorial director of NYT Global at The New York Times, and the West Africa bureau chief for the same publication, based in Dakar, Senegal, from 2005 to 2009. He won many awards, most recently the Livingston award in 2009.[3] He also reported from India.[4][5] He was then based in Johannesburg, South Africa where he was The New York Times Johannesburg Bureau Chief.
After leaving Gimlet, he returned to The New York Times as an opinion columnist.[6]
Biography
Polgreen graduated from St. John's College in 1997 and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2000.
He started working at The New York Times in 2002.[7]
In 2006, he received a George Polk Award in Foreign Reporting from Long Island University for her coverage of ethnic violence in the Darfur region of Sudan.
In February 2008, he covered the Battle of N'Djamena in Chad. Some of her work in N’Djamena was illustrated by the French freelance photographer Benedicte Kurzen.
In April 2016, he became the editorial director of NYT Global for The New York Times.[8] On December 6, 2016, he left The New York Times to succeed the founder of The Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington,[8] as editor-in-chief.[9]
In 2021, he was named to Fast Company's Queer 50 list.[10]
Personal life
Polgreen is married to Candace Feit, a documentary photographer.[11] In November 2017, Polgreen was nominated to Out magazine's "OUT100" for 2017 in recognition of her work and her visibility.[12]
References
- ^ O'Connor, Lydia (6 March 2020). "Lydia Polgreen To Step Down As Editor-In-Chief Of HuffPost". huffpost.com. HuffPost. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Gimlet Managing Director Lydia Polgreen Returning To Writing And The New York Times". Insideradio.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Lydia Polgreen". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 April 2010.
- ^ John Koblin (October 21, 2008). "Times' Beijing Bureau Chief Takes On India". The New York Observer. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
- ^ "Photo from AP Photo". Billionaires.forbes.com. 2010-07-09. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Lydia Polgreen returns to The Times as an Opinion columnist". The New York Times Company. 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara; Bloomgarden-Smoke, Kara (2016-12-06). "Huffington Post Names Lydia Polgreen Editor in Chief". WWD. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ a b "Lydia Polgreen Named Editor-In-Chief Of The Huffington Post". The Huffington Post. 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Lydia Polgreen on Leaving to Lead Huffington Post: 'Hardest Decision I've Ever Made'". The New York Times. 2016-12-21. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Announcing Fast Company's second annual Queer 50 list". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ Hicklin, Aaron (2017-03-31). "Lydia Polgreen: Meet the Queer Black Woman Changing Journalism". Out. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
- ^ "OUT100: Lydia Polgreen, Editor, Journalist". Out. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
Further reading
- Palmer, Anna. "Politico Playbook Power List 18 to Watch in 2018". POLITICO. Politico LLC. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
External links
- Lydia Polgreen on X
- "WEBCAST: LYDIA POLGREEN, NEW NYT NEW DELHI CORRESPONDENT", MARCH 30, 2009
- "Lydia Polgreen, NYT's West Africa bureau chief", Columbia Journalism podcast, 1/7/2009
- "My Foreign Correspondent Hero: Lydia Polgreen", AAUW Dialog, March 13, 2009
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
- American women journalists
- The New York Times writers
- George Polk Award recipients
- St. John's College (Annapolis/Santa Fe) alumni
- American LGBT journalists
- Livingston Award winners for International Reporting
- 21st-century American journalists
- 21st-century American women