Sia Michel | |
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Born | May 17, 1967 Erie, Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Culture editor, The New York Times |
Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
Genre | Arts, culture and social justice |
Notable works | Became 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]
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]