Sia Michel
{{short description|American journalist}}
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Sia Michel (born May 17, 1967, in Erie, Pennsylvania{{cite web|last=Drake|first=Rossiter|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a307.asp|title=So What Do You Do, Sia Michel?|work=Media Bistro|date=May 20, 2003|accessdate=May 8, 2007}}) became the first woman to edit a large-circulation American rock magazine. Subsequently appointed as the deputy culture editor of The New York Times, she was promoted to the position of Culture editor in January 2023.Kahn, Joe, Carolyn Ryan and Sam Sifton. "[https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/sia-michel-is-the-new-york-times-new-culture-editor,242017 Sia Michel is The New York Times' new Culture editor]." Brentwood, Tennessee: Editor & Publisher Magazine, January 31, 2003.
Biography
After Michel graduated from the University of Pennsylvania,{{cite web|last=Sifton|first=Sam|title=Sia Michel, Top Pick Chick Once More|url=http://gawker.com/245531/|publisher=Gawker|accessdate=March 24, 2013}} she began her journalism career as a reporter and music editor with SF Weekly.
In February 2002, she was appointed as editor-in-chief of Spin after having worked at the magazine for five years. The first woman to edit a large-circulation American rock magazine, she held that position until February 2006 when the magazine was bought out by new owners. During the time of her editorial leadership, the publication had a circulation of more than half a million readers.Kahn, Ryan and Sifton, "Sia Michel is The New York Times' new Culture editor," Editor & Publisher Magazine, January 31, 2023.
Hired by The New York Times in 2007, she was subsequently promoted to the position of editor of Arts & Leisure and pop music editor for the publication. She was then appointed deputy editor in 2018. During her tenure with the Times, she has served as a primary editor for Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Wesley Morris"[https://www.nytco.com/press/2021-pulitzer-prize-remarks-from-sia-michel/ 2021 Pulitzer Prize Remarks from Sia Michel]." New York, New York: The New York Times, June 11, 2021. and contributing critic at large Salamishah Tillet."[https://www.nytco.com/press/2022-pulitzer-prize-remarks-criticism/ New York Times Deputy Culture Editor Sia Michel and Times contributing critic at large Salamishah Tillet address the newsroom]." New York, New York: The New York Times, May 10, 2022. In January 2023, Michel was appointed as the publication's new Culture editor.
Michel has won several awards for reporting and feature writing, including a 1999 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for her reporting on the death of hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G.{{Cite web|title=Sia Michel {{!}} Penguin Random House|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/69676/sia-michel|access-date=2021-05-04|website=PenguinRandomhouse.com|language=en-US}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a307.asp Drake, Rossiter. "So What Do You Do, Sia Michel?" mediabistro.com, 20 May 2003]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060321142754/http://www.medialifemagazine.com/news2002/mar02/mar11/5_fri/news3friday.html Sia Michel Named Editor of Spin]
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Category:American music critics
Category:American women music critics
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Category:Journalists from Pennsylvania
Category:20th-century American journalists