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Ann Friedman

Ann Friedman is an editor and writer. Formerly the executive editor of GOOD, she’s now hard at work on a crowd-funded magazine called Tomorrow and is a politics columnist for NYmag.com. She curates the work of women journalists at LadyJournos!, makes hand-drawn pie charts for The Hairpin, and dispenses animated advice at the Columbia Journalism Review. In July 2012, CJR named her one of 20 women to watch.

Recent Articles

PLANNED PARENTHOOD HEARTS GIULIANI.

Ann FriedmanMay 16, 2007

PLANNED PARENTHOOD HEARTS GIULIANI. A disappointing email from Planned Parenthood hit my inbox this morning, lauding Rudy's position on abortion:

WASHINGTON, DC - In response to comments by Republican primary candidates during tonight's debate, Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards issued the following statement:

"Giuliani's pro-choice position proves that you don't have to check your convictions at the presidential primary door. It's increasingly clear that the days of the anti-choice stranglehold on the Republican Party are numbered.

JERRY FALWELL HAS DIED.

Ann FriedmanMay 15, 2007

JERRY FALWELL HAS DIED. They call him the founder of the Moral Majority, but actually the idea was hatched between Richard Viguerie, the direct-mail king known by the nickname Reagan's Postmaster*, and Paul Weyrich, the founder of the Heritage Foundation. I'm waiting for Pat Robertson to find a way to blame his rival's death on either feminists or witchcraft.

*Note to literalists: I'm not saying he actually was the U.S. postmaster under Reagan. It's a nickname.

--Adele M. Stan

DoD: GET OFF THE INTERNET.

Ann FriedmanMay 15, 2007

DoD: GET OFF THE INTERNET. First came the strict regulation of military bloggers, now U.S. troops are going to have to do without MySpace, YouTube, and a handful of other media and social networking sites because the DoD says their use is eating up too much bandwidth. Obviously, this cuts off an important way troops communicate with family and friends at home. DoD claims soldiers will still be able to access the sites on personal computers, but how many are toting their own laptops around Iraq?

HONEY, I SHRUNK THE CHURCH.

Ann FriedmanMay 15, 2007

HONEY, I SHRUNK THE CHURCH. It seems as if Pope Benedict XVI is really out to prove his philosophy that he's willing to accept a smaller, but more loyal flock for the Roman Catholic Church. Among the loyalty tests -- aside from the traditionally misogynist stands against women in the priesthood and reproductive rights for women -- one rarely discussed appears to have roiled to the surface: acceptance of Western civilization and culture as superior to all others.

POT, KETTLE, BLACK.

Ann FriedmanMay 14, 2007

POT, KETTLE, BLACK. A new study shows the Sunday-morning talk shows are total dudefests -- more than 75% of guests are men. This research brought to you by an organization whose staff and advisors are more than 75% male.

--Ann Friedman

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