Cynthia Crossen is an American author and journalist whose career as an editor spanned

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, the American Lawyer, and the

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. At the Journal, she created and wrote ''Dear Book Lover'', a literary advice column and website.

Early life and education

Crossen was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1951. She graduated from

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in 1973.

Career

Crossen worked at

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magazine,

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, and the American Lawyer and in 1981 became managing editor of the

Village Voice ''The Village Voice'' is an American news and culture paper, known for being the country's first alternative newspaper, alternative newsweekly. Founded in 1955 by Dan Wolf (publisher), Dan Wolf, Ed Fancher, John Wilcock, and Norman Mailer, th ...

. In 1983 she moved to ''

The Wall Street Journal ''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...

'', where reporting beats included marketing and publishing. From 2002 to 2008, she wrote ''Déjà Vu,'' a column about history. Then she became Marketplace Editor, and she continued at the Journal as a columnist and Senior Editor until 2012. In 1994, Crossen wrote ''Tainted Truth'', an exposé of hidden sponsorship in ostensibly neutral surveys and studies and their abuse in journalism and advertising. Her next book, ''The Rich and How they Got That Way'', won the WH Smith award for best business book in 2000.

Books

* ''Tainted Truth: The Manipulation of Fact in America'' (1994) * ''The Rich and How They Got That Way: How the Wealthiest People of All Time—from Genghis Khan to Bill Gates—Made Their Fortunes'' (2000)

Personal life

She is married to

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crossen, Cynthia Year of birth missing (living people) Living people