Sia Michel

Sia Michel
Born (1967-05-17) May 17, 1967 (age 57)
Erie, Pennsylvania
OccupationCulture editor, The New York Times
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
GenreArts, culture and social justice
Notable worksBecame the first woman to edit a large-circulation American rock magazine

Sia Michel (born May 17, 1967, in Erie, Pennsylvania[1]) 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.[2]

Biography

After Michel graduated from the University of Pennsylvania,[3] 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.[4][3]

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.[3] During her tenure with the Times, she has served as a primary editor for Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Wesley Morris[5] and contributing critic at large Salamishah Tillet.[6] In January 2023, Michel was appointed as the publication's new Culture editor.[4]

Michel has won several awards for reporting and feature writing,[3] including a 1999 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for her reporting on the death of hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ Drake, Rossiter (May 20, 2003). "So What Do You Do, Sia Michel?". Media Bistro. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  2. ^ Kahn, Joe, Carolyn Ryan and Sam Sifton. "Sia Michel is The New York Times' new Culture editor." Brentwood, Tennessee: Editor & Publisher Magazine, January 31, 2003.
  3. ^ a b c d Sifton, Sam. "Sia Michel, Top Pick Chick Once More". Gawker. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Kahn, Ryan and Sifton, "Sia Michel is The New York Times' new Culture editor," Editor & Publisher Magazine, January 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "2021 Pulitzer Prize Remarks from Sia Michel." New York, New York: The New York Times, June 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Sia Michel | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-05-04.