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New Yorker Magazine

New Yorker is a magazine in New York City, New York, USA about local culture and literature.

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The New Yorker is a leading American magazine of culture, politics, poetry and cartoons featuring work by highly regarded modern writers (Vladimir Nabokov, Truman Capote, Dorothy Parker, Stephen King, Haruki Murakami and many more). It has profiles of prominent business, religious and cultural leaders and devotes space to the arts and entertainment in New York City.

The magazine is published 47 times each year and as of 2020 has a circulation of about 1.2 million. Founded by Harold Ross and his wife Jane Grant, the first issue of The New Yorker was dated February 21, 1925. Ross remained the editor until he died in 1951.

The New Yorker is owned by Condé Nast, a division of Advance Publications which paid a king's ransom ($200 million) to buy the magazine in 1985.

This magazine is owned by Condé Nast Inc.

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David Remnick is the editor in chief of New Yorker.

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Content:     Great (19 votes)
Political Bias:   Leans Left (19 votes)
Credibility:   Very High (19 votes)
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How The British Establishment Welcomed Putin's Oligarchs
-- "In London, money rules everyone. Anyone and anything can be bought," said a Russian billionaire. Doing the bidding of Vladimir Putin, Russian oligarchs have made the city a leading repository of dirty money. Patrick Radden Keefe wrote at The New Yorker on March 17, 2022: How Putin's Oligarchs Bought London
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, March 22, 2022

The New Yorker: The Whitest Magazine in America
-- Erin Overbey, The New Yorker's archive editor, wrote that most white people at prestigious magazines (such as The New Yorker) steer clear of talk about race and diversity because "they’ve been allowed to exist in a world where their mastheads resemble member registries at Southern country clubs circa 1950." Lindsey Ellefson wrote at The Wrap on September 14, 2021: New Yorker Archive Editor Calls Out Magazine for 'Embarrassing' Lack of Diversity in Bylines and Editors
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, September 22, 2021

New Yorker Writer Janet Malcolm Dies at 86
-- Janet Malcolm, the journalist and author who described the work of journalists as "morally indefensible," died on June 16, 2021. She wrote in a 1989 New Yorker article: "Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man, preying on people's vanity, ignorance or loneliness,...

The New Yorker Fires Jeffrey Toobin after Zoom Gaffe
-- Jeffrey Toobin, 60, a long-standing and well-respected staff writer for The New Yorker, was fired by the magazine on November 11, 2020 after he exposed himself during a Zoom call with employees of the magazine and WNYC FM 93.9. Toobin is also chief legal analyst for CNN, which granted his request for time off. Katie Robertson wrote at The New York Times on November 11, 2020: Jeffrey Toobin Is Fired by The New Yorker
Posted by Mondo Times editors, Boulder, Colorado USA, November 12, 2020

Jonah Lehrer Resigns from New Yorker Over Fabricated Bob Dylan Quotes
-- It was previously reported that Jonah Lehrer recycled some of his older writings in blog posts and articles. Now, in Jonah Lehrer Resigns From New Yorker After Making Up Dylan Quotes for His Book, the New York Times says that Lehrer has resigned as a staff writer for the New Yorker magazine -- in yet another incident raising questions about why a talented writer feels the need to taint his material. According...

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