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Jazmine Hughes

Jazmine Hughes (born October 25, 1991) is an American writer and editor. From 2015 to 2023, she was an editor at The New York Times Magazine. Previously she served as contributing editor of The Hairpin. Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and The New Republic.

Jazmine Hughes
Born (1991-10-25) October 25, 1991 (age 33)
NationalityAmerican
EducationConnecticut College (BA)
Columbia University (Non-Degree Certificate)
Occupation(s)Writer, editor
Years active2012-present
EmployerThe New York Times Magazine
AwardsForbes 30 Under 30
Honorary doctorate, Connecticut College
Websitetwitter.com/jazzedloon

Early life

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Hughes was born on October 25, 1991, in New Haven, Connecticut.[1] She grew up with four sisters and was homeschooled until the fifth grade.[2] She attended Connecticut College where she studied government and served as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper[3] before graduating in 2012[4] at age 20. After college she attended the Columbia Publishing Course.

Career

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Hughes began her career as a fact-checker at New York Magazine,[5] one of only two black employees (the other worked in the mail room) at the publication throughout her first year there.[2] Hughes served as contributing editor of The Hairpin[2] before becoming an associate editor at The New York Times Magazine[6][7] in March 2015, where she worked until November 2023.[8][9] At the Times Magazine, Hughes edited the "Letter of Recommendation" feature and the "Talk" column.[10]

Hughes has drawn particular attention for her writing on topics from "imposter syndrome"[11][12] to race and humor,[13] as well as for her own humor writing.[14] In 2016, HelloGiggles named Hughes to its list of "14 Women of the Internet Inspiring Us on International Women's Day"[15] and The L Magazine named Hughes to its 2014 "30 Under 30" list.[16] Brooklyn Magazine named her to its 2016 list of "100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture," describing her writing for The Hairpin as "immensely, deservedly popular."[17] Interviewing Hughes in 2015, Longform Podcast describes her as "very young and...very successful in her short time in the media world;"[18] Hughes earned her editorial post at The New York Times Magazine at age 23. The Huffington Post named Hughes's Hairpin piece on her sisters[19] to its year-end list of "28 Pieces From 2014 That Should Be Required Reading For Women"[20] and Autostraddle called her piece on dressing like Cookie Lyon to battle imposter syndrome one of 2015's "best longform written by women."[21] Hughes has also profiled Elaine Welteroth of Teen Vogue and Charlemagne Tha God for the New York Times Magazine.[22]

Forbes named Hughes to its 2018 30 Under 30 list for media.[10] In 2020, she received the ASME NEXT Award for Journalists Under 30. In 2023, she received the National Magazine Award for Profile Writing. [23]

On November 3, 2023, the New York Times announced that Hughes had resigned, after having signed with Jamie Lauren Keiles the Writers Against the War on Gaza letter, an open letter accusing Israel of attempting to "conduct genocide" in the course of the 2023 Israel-Hamas War. The newspaper said that Hughes' actions were a "violation of The Times’s policy on public protest".[24]

Advocacy

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Hughes is also a cofounder of the group Writers of Color,[25][26] establishing a searchable database of contemporary writers of color in order to "create more visibility for writers of color, ease their access to publications, and build a platform that is both easy for editors to use and accurately represents the writers."[27]

Honors

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In May 2018, Hughes was awarded an honorary doctorate in humane letters from her alma mater, Connecticut College, making her the youngest person ever to receive an honorary doctorate from the school.[28]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ Hughes, Jazmine (October 25, 2016). "happy birthday to me". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  2. ^ a b c Bateman, Hallie (January 12, 2015). "How to make it as a freelance writer on the Internet". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on July 2, 2016.
  3. ^ Miller, Marissa (January 21, 2015). "Dream Jobs: Get to Know Jazmine Hughes of The Hairpin". Teen Vogue. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hendricks in NYT Magazine". Connecticut College. January 3, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  5. ^ Galo, Sarah (2015-01-06). "Jazmine Hughes: 'Women are magic'". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  6. ^ Mullin, Benjamin (26 March 2015). "Jazmine Hughes named associate digital editor at NYT Mag". Poynter. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  7. ^ "TheHairpin.com's Jazmine Hughes Joins Jake Silverstein's New York Times Magazine". Media Wire Daily. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16.
  8. ^ Robertson, Katie (2023-11-03). "New York Times Writer Resigns After Signing Letter Protesting the Israel-Gaza War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  9. ^ O'Shea, Chris (March 26, 2015). "Jazmine Hughes Joins NY Times Mag". Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Jazmine Hughes, 26 - pg.12". Forbes. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  11. ^ Wemple, Erik (23 October 2015). "Editor at New York Times Magazine dresses up for work for Cosmo experiment". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  12. ^ Murphy, Jr., Bill (December 15, 2015). "Want to Be More Confident? Here's How a Successful Writer Faked It Until She Made It". Inc. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016.
  13. ^ Reghay, Nayomi (February 9, 2015). "What we laugh about when we laugh about white people". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016.
  14. ^ Foster, Rusty; Stephen, Bijan (October 27, 2014). "Today in Tabs: Today's Intern Tab". Fast Company. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016.
  15. ^ Sheppard, Elena (March 8, 2016). "14 women on the Internet inspiring us on International Women's Day". HelloGiggles. Archived from the original on July 15, 2016.
  16. ^ "30 Under 30: The Envy Index". The L Magazine. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  17. ^ "The 100 Most Influential People in Brooklyn Culture". Brooklyn Magazine. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Longform: Longform Podcast #165: Jazmine Hughes". Longform. 4 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  19. ^ Hughes, Jazmine (December 15, 2014). "Sisters, Ranked". The Hairpin. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ Gray, Emma; Bahadur, Nina (2014-12-22). "28 Pieces From 2014 Every Woman Should Read". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  21. ^ Riese (December 29, 2015). ""215 Of The Best Longreads Of 2015 — All Written By Women"". Archived from the original on June 30, 2016.
  22. ^ "Jazmine Hughes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  23. ^ "Times Magazine Wins 2 Ellie Awards". 29 March 2023.
  24. ^ Selk, Avi; Chery, Samantha (4 November 2023). "N.Y. Times writer quits over open letter accusing Israel of 'genocide'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  25. ^ Varagur, Krithika (24 November 2015). "How To Solve Media's Diversity Problem". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  26. ^ Monroe, Jen (February 26, 2016). "Writers of Color.org". VIDA: Women in the Literary Arts. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016.
  27. ^ "Writers of Color • About". www.writersofcolor.org. Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
  28. ^ "Commencement Preview". Connecticut College. May 9, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
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