Diane Cardwell is an African-American former
business reporter for ''
The New York Times
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'' focusing on renewable energy.
Early life
In an interview for ''BULLPEN'', a student-written webzine by
New York University
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's Department of Journalism, Cardwell replied that she was born in 1964 and grew up on the
Upper West Side
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of
Manhattan
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.
''The New York Times'' Metro editor Joe Sexton called her a "child of Harlem".
Career
Cardwell was an editor at ''7 Days'' (1988–1990), a New York arts and entertainment weekly magazine, and a founder of ''
Vibe
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* DJ Vibe (born 1968), Portuguese DJ
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''.
In 1991, Cardwell wrote for ''
Entertainment Weekly
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''.
In 1995, ''The New York Times'' hired Cardwell as an arts and entertainment staff editor for the Sunday magazine.
In 2000, Cardwell became a reporter.
In 2005, ''The New York Times'' promoted Cardwell to city hall bureau chief.
Cardwell has written for ''
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
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'', ''
O, The Oprah Magazine
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'', ''
Details'', ''
Rolling Stone
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'' and ''
Vogue
Vogue may refer to:
Business
* ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine
** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine
** '' Vogue Adria'', a fashion magazine for former Yugoslav countries
** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine
** ' ...
''.
In August 2021,
Kerry Washington
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planned to produce and star in, an adaptation of Cardwell's memoir, ''Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life'', for
Netflix
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.
Works
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Personal life
On 5 October 2002, Diane Cardwell married Eric Steven Nonacs.
References
The New York Times journalists
African-American writers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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