THE ART OF EDITING: Graydon Carter on the Golden Age of Magazines
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LinkedIn presents. I'm Caleb Bissinger and this is the next big idea. Today, Graydon Carter on the Golden Age of magazines. I'm just gonna come right out and say it. This is an atypical episode.
It is not a big idea conversation, per se, but I hope you'll listen anyway, because I think you'll get something out of it. Here's why. Actually first, some background. Recently, WBUR, the NPR station in Boston, invited me to interview Graydon Carter, the legendary former editor of Vanity Fair, about his new memoir on stage at their events venue, Cityspace. I couldn't say yes fast enough.
Because Graydon fascinates me. In our digital world, magazine editor sounds quaint, like switchboard operator. But when The Going was Good, which, incidentally, is the name of Graydon's delicious new memoir, when The Going was good, Editors were dynamos who shaped the culture and minted stars. During his 25-year reign over Vanity Fair, Graydon found a way to blend beguiling sophistication with biting gossip, hard-hitting journalism with sumptuous visuals.
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