David Remnick is an American journalist, writer, and magazine editor. As a reporter for the Washington Post, he also served as the paper's Moscow correspondent. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book "Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire". He has been editor of The New Yorker magazine since 1998. He has edited several collections of writing from The New Yorker and In 1999, he was named "Editor of the Year" by Advertising Age. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... An Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted most years on the magazines anniversary. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Advertising Age is a magazine, chronicling trends in advertisement. ...

Early life and family

Remnick graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in comparative literature in 1981. He is married to New York Times reporter Esther Fein and has 3 children. Princeton University is a coeducational private university located on an extensive campus in and around suburban Princeton, New Jersey. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Early career

He began at The Washington Post in 1982^[1] shortly after his graduation from Princeton. After six years, in 1988, he became the newspaper's Moscow correspondent, which provided him with the material for his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Lenin's Tomb. He also received the George Polk Award for excellence in journalism. The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... Lenins Tomb, with wall of the Kremlin and Russian parliament behind Lenins Mausoleum, also known as Lenins Tomb, situated in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, is the resting place of Vladimir Lenin. ... George Polk, (1913 - 1948) was an American journalist for CBS who disappeared in Greece and was found dead shortly afterwards on Sunday May 16, 1948, shot at point blank range in the back of the head, and with hands and feet tied. ...

In 1998, Remnick's article "Kid Dynamite Blows Up," about Mike Tyson, won a National Magazine Award.^[1] Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966, Brooklyn, New York, USA), also known as Malik Abdul Aziz via Islamic conversion, is a former American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion, and is considered by many to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. ...

Career at The New Yorker

Remnick became a staff writer at The New Yorker in September, 1992, after ten years at The Washington Post.^[1] The New Yorkers first cover, which is reprinted most years on the magazines anniversary. ... The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ...

Remnick promoted Hendrik Hertzberg, a former Jimmy Carter speechwriter and former editor of The New Republic, to write the lead pieces in “Talk of the Town,” the magazine’s lead section. Hendrik Hertzberg is an American journalist and author. ... For the submarine, see USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23). ... For other uses, see the disambiguation section. ...

In 2004, for the first time in its 80-year history, The New Yorker endorsed a presidential candidate, John Kerry. ^[2] John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is the junior United States Senator from Massachusetts. ...

References

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Works

• Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire. New York: Random House, 1993.
• The Devil Problem: And Other True Stories. New York: Random House, 1996.
• Resurrection: The Struggle for a New Russia. New York: Random House, 1997.

• King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero. New York: Random House, 1998.

Books Edited

• w/ Susan Choi, eds. Wonderful Town: New York Stories from the New Yorker., 2000.
• The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence. New York: Random House, 2000.
• Life Stories: Profiles from the New Yorker. New York: Random House, 2000.
• w/ Henry Finder, eds. Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from the New Yorker. New York: Random House, 2001.

External links

• September, 2000 interview
• interview list