A topper tripper journey by Radhika Jones Former times magazine editor while currently editorial director of The New York Times book department and soon to be editorial chief with Vanity Fair as per media report. This dramatic changing of guard is according to two people with knowledge of the decision. Well hearing that a major shaking in world of beloved fashion bible at Vanity Fair.
Radhika is said to succeed Gray don Carter who announced in September that he wish to step down of 25 years at the publication. Although roaring of Jon Stewart, 54 were courted to be the editor, but buzz over Radhika Jones has been tapped to take over at fashion magnum opus. With report also says it will be first time women will be managing the magazine since 1992 Tina brown who headed up Vanity Fair from 1984 to 1992 and was completely responsible for much of prestige the that it still enjoy.
Question here is which big publication Radhika didn’t join after her qualification.
Radhika being the candidate has eligibility takes, qualification in Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia. Also a degree from Harvard, after school she starts in Journalism as a copy editor at the Moscow Times. She worked for publication like Art form, Grand street and Colors. She swiftly has climbed to power in media world with each selection.
Next steeping stone was as promoted to managing editor at the Paris Review and literary magazine where she did fiction and non- fiction I n quarterly basis. It didn’t take long after she became the arts editor at Times Magazine.
In 2011 she became times Executive editor with enormous promotion came handy with editing special issue including Times Person of the Year.
Other dignitary from media were courted during the search for a new editor at Vanity Fair but it seem Radhika outstanding performance and vast experience beat out The Hollywood Reporter Billboard Media Group co-president Janice Min and Marie Claire’s editor in chief Anne Fulenwider.
However long sorting list of potential candidates from inside outside publishing group Conde’ Nast has seemed to found its successor of Graydon Carter step in shoes at Vanity Fair. The search for the new editor was conducted by the top brass at Conde Nast including the media company chief executive Robert Sauerberg as well as Vogue editor-in –chief and Conde Nast artistic director Anna Wintour. With New York Editor David Remnick also had a hand in choosing of Radhika Jones. However current situation Vanity editorship has long been considered to require and elusive attributes from news judgment to smooth talk the way among celebrities and manage and annual Oscars party new as per story on Times website. As it also said job may not come with same perks which once were lavished including country house and town house and 24-hour driver. As per sources said the Carter successor $500,000 a steep drop from his rumored $ 3m, as he reported to be unhappy with efforts to induce him to initiate staff and budget cut which led to his resigning and this opening of vacancy sit for Radhika Jones.
As to its officially Radhika jones, announcement as the editor-in-chief of magazine will be this week while it is also reported one more Cindi Leiv’s successor at Glamour is expected this week.