Lucy Danziger
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Lucy Danziger is an American magazine editor and health writer.[1]
She is the former[2] editor-in-chief of Self magazine[3] and was the Editorial Director of The Beet, a plant-based lifestyle guide website.[4] She has launched digital media businesses and consults on content strategy for media companies and brands. She is currently a realtor with Old Purchase Properties in Bellport, NY. [5]
Education
Danziger graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts in 1978[3] and earned a Bachelor of Science in Art History from Radcliffe College in 1982.[6]
Journalism
She worked as a general assignment reporter at the Star-Ledger of Newark for four years, covering everything from crime to court trials, business stories and local City Desk stories. She then became an associate editor at New York magazine and later worked at 7 Days, a New York-based weekly, as the founding Managing Editor. Additionally, she served as the founding editor-in-chief of Women's Sports & Fitness from 1997 to 2000 and as an editor in the Style News Department at The New York Times before becoming editor-in-chief at Self in 2001. Danziger has written for various publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Outside, Condé Nast Traveler, Skiing, Allure, Time and USA Today.[citation needed] She has also appeared on several television shows, including Today,[7] The View and Good Morning America.[7]
During her tenure at Self, the magazine attracted more than 12 million monthly users and readers combined. She helped develop the Self Challenge, a three-month fitness program.[8]
Websites
In 2019, Danziger launched The Beet, a plant-based website aimed at encouraging people to eat more plants.[9]
Books
In March 2010, Danziger published The Nine Rooms of Happiness: Loving Yourself, Finding Your Purpose, and Getting Over Life's Little Imperfections with Hachette Books.[10] In March 2012, she published The Drop 10 Diet: Add to Your Plate to Lose the Weight with Random House.[11]
