Susan Goldberg
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Susan Goldberg is an American journalist and editor in chief of National Geographic Magazine.[1] She is the first woman to edit the magazine since it was first published in 1888.[2][3] Before joining National Geographic, Goldberg worked at Bloomberg and USA Today.[4] She is an advocate for cross-platform story telling.[5]
Education
Goldberg grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and fell in love with journalism when in the eighth grade she wrote a paper entitled "Opportunities in Journalism."[6] Goldberg thinks her career success began as a 20-year-old at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, when she was hired from an 8-week internship into full-time job as a reporter.[7] To take the job at the paper Goldberg dropped out of college.[8] Goldberg eventually graduated from Michigan State University in 1987 with a BA in journalism.[9] She has since established the Susan Goldberg Scholarship.[10] She is a member of the Alumni Board of Directors in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences.[9] In 2015 Goldberg returned to Michigan State to deliver the commencement speech.[11]
Career
Goldberg moved to Michigan's Detroit Free Press, where she became the first woman to be sent to Lansing, the state capitol, where she covered the governor and legislature.[6] She simultaneously finished her degree at Michigan State University.[12][7] She then moved to California's San Jose Mercury News, as a reporter, where she played a key role in the paper's coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake, which went on to win a Pulitzer Prize.[13][14] In 1989 she joined USA Today and, over ten years, worked across News, Life and Enterprise.[15] Goldberg moved up the ranks at USA Today and eventually became deputy managing editor.[16]
After 11 years of marriage, Goldberg's first husband died in 1999.[17] She returned to the San Jose Mercury News to become managing editor.[6][17] In 2007 she resigned to join Cleveland's The Plain Dealer.[13][18] When Goldberg left The Plain Dealer, she was upset: "in a short time, I have become deeply attached to Cleveland".[19]
In 2010 she was approached by Bloomberg, and what began as a West Coast job resulted in becoming executive editor of Bloomberg's Washington Bureau.[6][20] Of her editorial leadership, Frank Bass said that in her leadership, "Goldberg proved that patience and enthusiasm aren't mutually exclusive traits."[21] During 2012 and 2013 Goldberg was president of the American Society of News Editors, with a focus on developing young leaders in journalism.[1] Goldberg was voted one of Washington’s 11 most influential women in the media by Washingtonian magazine in 2013.[22][23]
National Geographic
National Geographic magazine was first published in October 1888. In 2014 Goldberg became the 10th editor of the magazine and the first ever woman.[24][25][1][26][8][2] She is also the first Jewish editor in chief of the magazine.[27] With Goldberg in charge, it won a National Magazine Award for best website and the George Polk Award for reporting.[1] Goldberg received the 2015 Exceptional Woman in Publishing Award.[28]
In January 2017 the National Geographic published an issue that explored gender issues, "Gender Revolution."[29] The edition was shortlisted for a Pulitzer prize, for "a deep and sensitive exploration of gender worldwide, using remarkable photography, moving video and clear writing to illuminate a subject that is at once familiar and misunderstood."[30] It received considerable media attention, prompting many comments from readers, which Goldberg responded to.[31][32] In 2018 "Gender Revolution" won the Best News and Politics and Best Cover Readers' Choice awards in the ASME Cover Contest.[33]
In 2017 the Washingtonian Magazine selected Goldberg as one of Washington's most powerful women.[34] She is a board member of The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.[16] She is also on the board of the National Museum for Women in the Arts in Washington.[35]
Bibliography
- Goldberg, Susan (August 2017). "Talking toilets with Matt Damon". From the Editor. Sanitation. National Geographic. 232 (2): 6–7.
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References
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- ^ a b "Hutton replaces Goldberg as Mercury News executive editor". The Mercury News. 2007-05-14. Archived from the original on 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
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- 1960s births
- Living people
- American magazine editors
- American women journalists
- Bloomberg L.P. people
- Editors of California newspapers
- Editors of Ohio newspapers
- Jewish American journalists
- Michigan State University alumni
- National Geographic people
- People from Ann Arbor, Michigan
- USA Today journalists
- Women magazine editors
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