New editor says TNR will be 'more diverse'
By HADAS GOLD |
Gabriel Snyder issued his first editor’s note as head of The New Republic on Monday, promising that the magazine will survive the latest turmoil and be home to more ambitious and diverse journalism.
“The New Republic has always been both in love and at war with its prior self,” Snyder, a former editor of The Atlantic Wire who replaced Frank Foer earlier this month as the editor, wrote in the note (http://www.newrepublic.com/article/120619/new-republic-editor-chief-gabriel-snyders-note-readers) . “The magazine’s early decades were marked by abrupt ownership changes, unceremonious dismissals of editors, shifting policy positions, and uprooted headquarters, all accompanied by masthead upheavals.”
The majority of The New Republic's masthead resigned en masse during the first week of December after the owner's decision to force out the editorial leadership
, move the magazine to New York and rebrand the venerable, century-old publication as a "digital media company."
By HADAS GOLD |
Gabriel Snyder issued his first editor’s note as head of The New Republic on Monday, promising that the magazine will survive the latest turmoil and be home to more ambitious and diverse journalism.
“The New Republic has always been both in love and at war with its prior self,” Snyder, a former editor of The Atlantic Wire who replaced Frank Foer earlier this month as the editor, wrote in the note (http://www.newrepublic.com/article/120619/new-republic-editor-chief-gabriel-snyders-note-readers) . “The magazine’s early decades were marked by abrupt ownership changes, unceremonious dismissals of editors, shifting policy positions, and uprooted headquarters, all accompanied by masthead upheavals.”
The majority of The New Republic's masthead resigned en masse during the first week of December after the owner's decision to force out the editorial leadership
, move the magazine to New York and rebrand the venerable, century-old publication as a "digital media company."
A crew of new contributing writers have already a been announced, including Ann Friedman, Batya Ungar-Sargon,Cathy Park Hong, Inga Safron, Jazmine Hughes, Jeff Ball, Thomas Rogers, Jen Doll, William Giraldi and Jeet Heer.
Snyder wrote that these new voices and experts will “be diverse in race, gender, and background.”
“As we build our editorial staff, we will reach out to talented journalists who might have previously felt unwelcomeat The New Republic. If this publication is to be influential, and not merely survive, it can no longer afford to represent
the views of one privileged class, nor appeal solely to a small demographic of political elites,” Snyder wrote.
In his note, Snyder recounted the many years of turmoil and change at the magazine, defending owner Chris Hughes and CEO Guy Vidra’s plans.
“[I]f our founders sat down today to settle on the best way to achieve this mission, they would not have picked a weekly printed magazine and ignored a vast array of digital publishing possibilities. And just like any publication with hopes of success in the world of 2014, they would want The New Republic to be better at welcoming into our fold readers, writers, and editors who reflect the American experience as it exists today,” Snyder wrote.
In his note, Snyder recounted the many years of turmoil and change at the magazine, defending owner Chris Hughes and CEO Guy Vidra’s plans.
“[I]f our founders sat down today to settle on the best way to achieve this mission, they would not have picked a weekly printed magazine and ignored a vast array of digital publishing possibilities. And just like any publication with hopes of success in the world of 2014, they would want The New Republic to be better at welcoming into our fold readers, writers, and editors who reflect the American experience as it exists today,” Snyder wrote.
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