Dana Canedy
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Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | June 8, 1965
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Kentucky (B.A.) |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, publishing executive |
Notable work | A Journal for Jordan |
Children | 1 |
Dana Canedy (born June 8, 1965) is an American journalist, author, and publishing executive who worked at the
From 2017 to 2020, she served as administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes.[3][4]
Early life and career
Canedy was born in Indianapolis[5] and grew up in Radcliff, Kentucky, near Fort Knox, in a military family.[6] She graduated from the University of Kentucky and worked at The Palm Beach Post and The Plain Dealer before joining The New York Times in 1996.[7] She was named a senior editor at The New York Times in 2006.[7] In August 2017, Canedy became administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes at Columbia University, the first woman and first person of color to hold the position.[8][9][10]
She is co-author of the series "How Race Is Lived in America", which won a
She is the author of the memoir A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor (2008), which grew out of an essay she wrote for The New York Times about the death of her fiancé,
As Pulitzer Prize administrator, Canedy has said the organization will do more to defend press freedom, "especially at a time when the news media is under extraordinary assault."[5] On May 30, 2018, she oversaw the annual awards luncheon at Columbia, telling Kendrick Lamar (the first non-classical, non-jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music) that "we're both making history this year."[14]
Canedy lives in New York City.[7]
References
- ^ Harris, Elizabeth A. (6 July 2020). "Simon & Schuster Names Dana Canedy New Publisher". The New York Times.
- ^ Martin, Rachel (8 July 2020). "Dana Canedy Is 1st Black Person To Head Major Publishing Imprint". NPR.org.
- ^ "Journalist, Author Dana Canedy Is Elected Administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes". www.pulitzer.org. 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Pulitzer Administrator Dana Canedy Steps Down To Accept Publisher Role at Simon & Schuster". www.pulitzer.org. 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b Harris, Roy (2017-09-22). "Changes ahead for Pulitzers? Stay tuned, says new administrator". Poynter.org. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ^ a b Canedy, Dana (2007-01-01). "From Father to Son, Last Words to Live By". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ a b c d "History Makers - Dana Canedy".
- ^ a b "The Pulitzer Prizes". pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- ^ a b "Journalist, Author Dana Canedy Is Elected Administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes". Columbia University. 2017-07-12. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ Canedy, Dana (2000-06-29). "The Hurt Between the Lines: A Newsroom Divides After a Healing Series on Race". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ Canedy, Dana (2009-01-21). "Dana Canedy On Why She Wrote "A Journal For Jordan"'". Crown Publishing Group. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ McNary, Dave (2018-01-29). "'Mudbound' Writer Virgil Williams to Adapt Denzel Washington's 'A Journal for Jordan'". Variety. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ Beard, David (2018-05-31). "Inviting someone new to the Pulitzer party". Poynter.org. Retrieved 2018-06-12.