Diane Cardwell is an African-American former[1] business reporter for The New York Times focusing on renewable energy.[2]

Early life

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In an interview for BULLPEN, a student-written webzine by New York University's Department of Journalism, Cardwell replied that she was born in 1964 and grew up in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.[3] The New York Times Metro editor Joe Sexton called her a "child of Harlem".[4]

Career

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Cardwell was an editor at 7 Days (1988–1990), a New York arts and entertainment weekly magazine, and a founder of Vibe.[5][6]

In 1991, Cardwell wrote for Entertainment Weekly.[7]

In 1995, The New York Times hired Cardwell as an arts and entertainment staff editor for the Sunday magazine.[2] In 2000, Cardwell became a reporter.[2] In 2005, The New York Times promoted Cardwell to city hall bureau chief.[4]

Cardwell has written for New York, O, The Oprah Magazine, Details, Rolling Stone and Vogue.[8]

"I don’t look at documents" — Diane Cardwell[3]

In August 2021, Kerry Washington planned to produce and star in, an adaptation of Cardwell's memoir, Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life, for Netflix.[9]

Works

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  • Cardwell, Diane (2020). Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0-358-06778-8.[10]

Personal life

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On 5 October 2002, Diane Cardwell married Eric Steven Nonacs.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Funke, Daniel (28 July 2017). "New York Times buyout watch, 2017 edition (Updated)". Poynter. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Diane Cardwell". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Degliuomini, Johnny. "Backgrounder: Diane Cardwell". Bullpen. nyujournalismprojects.org. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b Prince, Richard (April 14, 2006). "Incremental Change at N.Y. Times". Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education. Archived from the original on 19 June 2006. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Thad Ziolkowski on the Surf Memoir, with Diane Cardwell & Michael Scott Moore". Graduate Center. CUNY. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. ^ Mills, David (September 14, 1992). "The Corporate Hip-Hop Hope". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Diane Cardwell". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Diane Cardwell". Aevitas Creative Management. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. ^ Jackson, Angelique (3 August 2021). "Kerry Washington to Star in and Produce Film Adaptation of Diane Cardwell's Memoir 'Rockaway' for Netflix". Variety. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  10. ^ "ROCKAWAY". Kirkus Reviews. July 12, 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  11. ^ "WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Diane Cardwell, Eric Nonacs". The New York Times. 6 October 2002. Retrieved 6 November 2022.