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{{short description|American journalist and book critic|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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'''Cynthia Crossen''' is an American author and journalist whose career as an editor spanned the [[Village Voice]], the [[American Lawyer]], and the [[Wall Street Journal]], where she created and wrote ''Dear Book Lover'', a literary advice column and website.
'''Cynthia Crossen''' is an American author and journalist whose career as an editor spanned [[Village Voice|The Village Voice]], the [[The American Lawyer|American Lawyer]], and the [[Wall Street Journal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cynthia Crossen|url=https://prabook.com/web/cynthia.crossen/3773696|access-date=2021-06-04|website=prabook.com|language=en-EN}}</ref> At the Journal, she created and wrote ''Dear Book Lover'', a literary advice column and website.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Crossen was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1951. She graduated from [[Macalester College]] in 1973.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=February 1990|title=Wall Street report: The market's bullish on Cynthia Crossen|journal=[[Macalester Today]]|pages=23}}</ref>
Crossen graduated from [[Macalester College]].


== Career in journalism==
== Career==


Crossen served as managing editor of the [[Village Voice]] before moving to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' in 1983. She covered marketing, publishing, among other areas, and then became Marketplace Editor. She continued there as a columnist and senior editor until 2012.
Crossen worked at [[Essence (magazine)|Essence]] magazine, [[New Jersey Monthly|New Jersey Monthly,]] and the American Lawyer and in 1981 became managing editor of the [[Village Voice]]. In 1983 she moved to ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', where reporting beats included marketing and publishing. From 2002 to 2008, she wrote ''Déjà Vu,'' a column about history.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-04-07|title=WSJ history columnist moves to culture beat|url=https://talkingbiznews.com/they-talk-biz-news/wsj-history-columnist-moves-to-culture-beat/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Talking Biz News|language=en-US}}</ref> Then she became Marketplace Editor, and she continued at the Journal as a columnist and Senior Editor until 2012.


In 1994, Crossen wrote ''Tainted Truth'', an exposé of hidden sponsorship in ostensibly neutral surveys and studies and their abuse in journalism and advertising.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nonfiction Book Review: Tainted Truth by Cynthia Crossen, Author, Crossen, Author Simon & Schuster $23 (272p) ISBN 978-0-671-79285-5|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-671-79285-5|access-date=2021-06-04|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Karr|first=Allan F.|title=The Use and Abuse of Statistics: A Catalogue of Sins|journal=American Scientist| date=September 1995 |volume=83|page=477}}</ref> Her next book, ''The Rich and How they Got That Way'', won the [[WH Smith Literary Award|WH Smith award]] for best business book in 2000.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2001-04-27|title=Award relief for 'anxious' Binchy|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1297873.stm|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref>
==Career as an author==
In 1994, Crossen wrote the book ''Tainted Truth: The Manipulation of Fact in America'', concerning the misuse of statistics in journalism and advertising.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Karr|first=Allan F.|title=The Use and Abuse of Statistics: A Catalogue of Sins|journal=American Scientist| date=September 1995 |volume=83|page=477}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Aley|first=James|title=The Trouble with Truth|journal=Fortune|date=25 July 1994|volume=130|issue=2|page=241}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Stuttaford|first=Genevieve|title=A Matter of Trust|journal=New Scientist|date=11 May 1996|volume=150|issue=2029|page=1019|bibcode= 2007Natur.449R.637.|doi=10.1038/449637b|doi-access=free}}</ref>


=== Books ===
=== Books ===
* ''Tainted Truth: The Manipulation of Fact in America'' (1994)<ref>{{worldcat|oclc=29876864|name=Tainted truth : the manipulation of fact in America}}</ref><ref name="Lazere2013">{{cite book|author=Donald Lazere|title=Why Higher Education Should Have a Leftist Bias|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pi-wAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT175|date=11 December 2013|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-137-34489-2|pages=175–}}</ref><ref name="Utts2014">{{cite book|author=Jessica Utts|title=Seeing Through Statistics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MerKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA545|date=1 January 2014|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=978-1-305-17624-9|pages=545–}}</ref>
* ''Tainted Truth: The Manipulation of Fact in America'' (1994)<ref>{{worldcat|oclc=29876864|name=Tainted truth : the manipulation of fact in America}}</ref>
* ''The Rich and How They Got That Way: How the Wealthiest People of All Time—from Genghis Khan to Bill Gates—Made Their Fortunes'' (2000)<ref>{{worldcat|name=The rich and how they got that way : how the wealthiest people of all time from Genghis Khan to Bill Gates made their fortunes|oclc=43095733}}</ref>
* ''The Rich and How They Got That Way: How the Wealthiest People of All Time—from Genghis Khan to Bill Gates—Made Their Fortunes'' (2000)<ref>{{worldcat|name=The rich and how they got that way : how the wealthiest people of all time from Genghis Khan to Bill Gates made their fortunes|oclc=43095733}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She is married to [[James Gleick]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=1979-06-17|title=James Gleick Weds Cynthia Crossen|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/17/archives/marriage-announcement-5-no-title.html|access-date=2021-06-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
She is married to [[James Gleick]].


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 14:12, 4 June 2021

Cynthia Crossen is an American author and journalist whose career as an editor spanned The Village Voice, the American Lawyer, and the Wall Street Journal.[1] At the Journal, she created and wrote Dear Book Lover, a literary advice column and website.

Early life and education

Crossen was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1951. She graduated from Macalester College in 1973.[2]

Career

Crossen worked at Essence magazine, New Jersey Monthly, and the American Lawyer and in 1981 became managing editor of the Village Voice. In 1983 she moved to The Wall Street Journal, where reporting beats included marketing and publishing. From 2002 to 2008, she wrote Déjà Vu, a column about history.[3] Then she became Marketplace Editor, and she continued at the Journal as a columnist and Senior Editor until 2012.

In 1994, Crossen wrote Tainted Truth, an exposé of hidden sponsorship in ostensibly neutral surveys and studies and their abuse in journalism and advertising.[4][5] Her next book, The Rich and How they Got That Way, won the WH Smith award for best business book in 2000.[6]

Books

  • Tainted Truth: The Manipulation of Fact in America (1994)[7]
  • The Rich and How They Got That Way: How the Wealthiest People of All Time—from Genghis Khan to Bill Gates—Made Their Fortunes (2000)[8]

Personal life

She is married to James Gleick.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Cynthia Crossen". prabook.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  2. ^ "Wall Street report: The market's bullish on Cynthia Crossen". Macalester Today: 23. February 1990.
  3. ^ "WSJ history columnist moves to culture beat". Talking Biz News. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  4. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Tainted Truth by Cynthia Crossen, Author, Crossen, Author Simon & Schuster $23 (272p) ISBN 978-0-671-79285-5". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  5. ^ Karr, Allan F. (September 1995). "The Use and Abuse of Statistics: A Catalogue of Sins". American Scientist. 83: 477.
  6. ^ "Award relief for 'anxious' Binchy". 2001-04-27. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  7. ^ Tainted truth : the manipulation of fact in America in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  8. ^ The rich and how they got that way : how the wealthiest people of all time from Genghis Khan to Bill Gates made their fortunes in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  9. ^ "James Gleick Weds Cynthia Crossen". The New York Times. 1979-06-17. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-04.

External links

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