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Michael Caruso
is an American magazine editor. He is the fourth editor-in-chief of the
Smithsonian
magazine, a position he held from 2011 to 2019.
[1]
[2]
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non-primary source needed
]
He was credited for coining the term "
elevator pitch
."
[3]
Biography
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Caruso grew up in
Lake Forest, Illinois
, and graduated from
Columbia University
in 1983.
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His father, Jerome Caruso, is an industrial designer who has designed
International Design Excellence Award
-winning pieces for
Herman Miller
,
Rockwell International
,
Motorola
and was called "The Man Behind The Kitchen Revolution" by
Businessweek
.
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[6]
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non-primary source needed
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He joined the journalism industry by working for
The New Yorker
as a messenger, before becoming executive editor of
The Village Voice
. He was recruited by
Tina Brown
to
Vanity Fair
and served as senior articles editor, during which he worked with the likes of
Norman Mailer
and
Joyce Carol Oates
and coined the term "elevator pitch".
[7]
He served as editor-in-chief of
Los Angeles
magazine,
[8]
Details
magazine,
[9]
Men's Journal
,
[10]
the founding editor of the now-defunct
Maximum Golf,
[11]
and was an editor-at-large at
Portfolio
magazine.
[12]
[13]
He was the deputy editor of the
WSJ magazine
before being hired by the
Smithsonian Institution
to serve as the fourth editor-in-chief of its magazine, the
Smithsonian
.
[12]
As editor-in-chief, Caruso introduced a poetry feature and began organizing issues around themes and commissioned pieces by
Ruth Reichl
,
Mimi Sheraton
,
David Maraniss
,
Natalie Angier
and
Sloane Crosley
.
[14]
His reorganization was described "smart and playful" by
Adweek
.
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References
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"Michael Caruso Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Smithsonian Magazine"
.
Smithsonian Institution Archives
. 2011-11-20
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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"Michael Caruso Steps Down as Editor in Chief of Smithsonian Magazine"
.
Smithsonian Magazine
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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"Abaddon Open Subs: the elevator pitch"
.
Rebellion Publishing
. 2017-05-29
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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dead link
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"Michael Caruso '83 | Columbia College Today"
.
www.college.columbia.edu
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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"Jerome Caruso"
.
Industrial Designers Society of America - IDSA
. 2012-02-08
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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"Allusionism"
.
Forest Bluff Magazine
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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Keith, Sue (2016-02-15).
"An Elevator Pitch - Inside an Elevator - Marketing Staffing Agency - Ceres Talent - Washington, DC"
.
Ceres Talent
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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Romero, Dennis (1995-11-29).
"New Editor Named at L.A. Magazine"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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Colford, Paul (1997-05-16).
"Details Names Caruso Editor"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
- ^
Jessica.
"Caruso Leaves 'Men's Journal' in Printer Scandal"
.
Gawker
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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Rose, Matthew (1999-11-15).
"News Corp. Tries Swing At Magazines With Golf"
.
Wall Street Journal
.
ISSN
0099-9660
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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b
"Michael Caruso Named Smithsonian Magazine Editor-in-Chief"
.
Smithsonian Institution
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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Koblin, John (2011-05-23).
"WSJ. Magazine Expands"
.
WWD
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.
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Katz, Jamie (Summer 2013).
"Michael Caruso, Smithsonian's new editor, sees a livelier future for magazine"
.
The Washington Post
. Retrieved
February 4,
2022
.
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Moses, Lucia (August 23, 2012).
"Michael Caruso Dusts Off 'Smithsonian'
"
. Retrieved
2022-02-04
.