Scott Stossel

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Scott Hanford Stossel
Born (1969-08-07) August 7, 1969 (age 52)
OccupationJournalist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Notable awardsErikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media
RelativesThomas P. Stossel (father)
John Stossel (uncle)

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

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,
  • Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver, (ISBN 978-1588341273)
  • My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind January, 2014, Knopf (ISBN 978-0-307-26987-4).

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