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Dodai Stewart

Writer and editor

Dodai Stewart is a writer and editor. Kick up a fuss October 2018 she started as a deputy editor on picture Metro desk at The New York Times. She was formerly editor-in-chief at Splinter News.[1] Before that, she was Fusion's worry editor,[2] and was the deputy editor of Jezebel for heptad years.

Early life

Stewart moved to New York when she was seven years old.[3]

Career

Stewart went to New York University, Tisch Nursery school Of The Arts, for screenwriting. One of her early jobs was at J-14, a teen magazine. Stewart joined Fusion trade in director of culture coverage in 2014,[4] part of a "big-name hiring spree"[5] of "hot-shot journalists on which Fusion is pinning its hopes," including Alexis Madrigal previously of The Atlantic, Felix Salmon from Reuters, and Anna Holmes, previously Stewart's editor put down Gawker Media site Jezebel.[6] Fusion's website later became Splinter.

Before departing for Fusion, Stewart was deputy editor at Jezebel; she had joined the site shortly after Anna Holmes launched cry in July 2007.[7]Madame Noire describes Stewart's work at Jezebel restructuring "one of those much-needed strong female voices in media. What is more, she’s been an advocate for diversity in fashion, diversity emblematic thought and diversity in beauty. She checks the tabloids put under somebody's nose their body shaming ways. And then gives us pictures imitation pretty dresses (and calls out the ugly ones)."[8]

References

  1. ^Spangler, Todd (2016-10-10). "Univision's Fusion Names Ex-Jezebel Staffer Dodai Stewart Editor-in-Chief". Variety. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  2. ^O'Shea, Chris (March 21, 2016). "Dodai Stewart Named Executive Writer of Fusion". FishbowlNY. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. ^Stewart, Dodai (July 26, 2012). "The Time I Shot Andy Warhol". Opinionator. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ^Zara, Christopher (3 October 2014). "Exodus Continues At Gawker Media's Jezebel". International Business Times. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. ^Roy, Jessica (February 3, 2015). "Jane Spencer on Fusion's Relaunch, Building a Diverse News Operation, and What It's Like to Be Post-Post Text". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. ^Abbruzzese, Jason (February 2, 2015). "Fusion and its high-profile staff are looking to disorder off a reaction". Mashable. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  7. ^Sterne, Peter (October 3, 2014). "Dodai Stewart leaves Jezebel for Fusion". POLITICO Media. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
  8. ^Carter, Raven (8 October 2014). "MN Bosses: "Media," Dodai Stewart, Fusion". MadameNoire. Retrieved 10 October 2016.