Scott Stossel

American journalist and editor (born 1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scott Hanford Stossel[1] (born August 7, 1969)[2] is an American journalist and editor.

Born (1969-08-07) August 7, 1969 (age 56)
United States
OccupationJournalist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
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Scott Hanford Stossel
Born (1969-08-07) August 7, 1969 (age 56)
United States
OccupationJournalist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materHarvard University
GenresJournalism
Notable awardsErikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media
ParentsThomas P. Stossel
Anne Hanford
RelativesJohn Stossel (uncle)
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He is the national editor of The Atlantic magazine,[3] and previously served as executive editor of The American Prospect magazine.

Life

He is a graduate of Harvard University.[3] He is the son of Anne Hanford and Thomas P. Stossel, the brother of cartoonist Sage Stossel,[4] and the nephew of TV journalist John Stossel.[1][5] In 2014, Stossel was awarded the Erikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media.[6]

Stossel has advocated for approaches to help anxiety.[7]

Bibliography

  • Stossel wrote and published an article My Anxious, Twitchy, Phobic (Somehow Successful) Life in the Atlantic magazine (January/February 2014)[8] which describes his lifelong struggles with debilitating anxiety. This article was adapted from his new book,
  • My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind January, 2014, Knopf (ISBN 978-0-307-26987-4).
  • Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver, (ISBN 978-1588341273)

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