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Jonathan Shainin

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Jonathan Shainin
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Known forEditor of The Long Read at The Guardian (2014-19)

Jonathan Shainin is a journalist and former editor of the Guardian long read. For several years, he was at The New Yorker as a staff writer and fact-checker.[1] Between 2010 and 2013, he acted as senior editor at The Caravan in Delhi before returning to The New Yorker to take up ta position as news editor.[2][3] Shainin was the editor of the Long Read from its inception in 2014.[4][5] As editor of the Long Read at The Guardian, Shainin expanded the section and helped to bring back the long form article into a large British newspaper.[6][7] Shainin has said that 'longform stories tend to defy the theory of short attention spans online.'[8]

In 2002, Shainin co-authored The Other Israel: Voices of Refusal and Dissent, with Roane Carey and Tom Segev. It was published by The New Press.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Pompeo, Joe (7 October 2013). "Jonathan Shainin on returning to 'The New Yorker'". POLITICO Media. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ Team, N. L. (17 August 2012). "Can You Take It Jonathan Shainin?". 📢 Newslaundry. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "The New Yorker Names Jonathan Shainin Online News Editor". www.adweek.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ Shainin, Jonathan (7 April 2018). "How we make the Long Read: from the rise of the sandwich to the meaning of neoliberalism". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ "A Print Dream Dies". Observer. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. ^ "The Pitch: At the Guardian's Long Read, no rigid formula or geographic limits". Nieman Foundation. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Writing India: Two Authors and an Editor | Featuring Jonathan Shainin, New Yorker News Editor, Rana Dasgupta, Novelist and Ashutosh Varshney, Political Scientist | Center for Contemporary South Asia". watson.brown.edu. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Jonathan Shainin on what makes a good long read". Well Told. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Jonathan Shainin". The New Press. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  10. ^ "The Other Israel". The New Press. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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Media offices
Preceded by
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Staff writer, The New Yorker
2008-10
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Senior Editor, The Caravan
2010-13
Succeeded by
unknown
Preceded by
None
Editor, The Guardian long read
2014-19
Succeeded by
Unknown