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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

AGAINST THE CURRENT.

Ann FriedmanJul 16, 2009

It's nice to know that, even as our cultural standards deteriorate to the point where bare midriffs (and, for heaven's sake, abayas!) are acceptable at the splash park, the Derb maintains his devotion to the tasteful one-piece.

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--Ann Friedman

MICHAEL JACKSON'S TURNING POINT.

Ann FriedmanJun 26, 2009

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The Chicago Reader has posted a piece from its archives about the day Bad was released. It's not only a great late-80s pop-culture time capsule but a fascinating snapshot of how music fans saw Michael Jackson.

SOTOMAYOR NOT MEANER, JUST FEMALER.

Ann FriedmanJun 15, 2009

Serious props to NPR's Nina Totenberg today. Rather than simply reporting about "concerns over Sonia Sotomayor's temperament" or allegations that she's a "bully," Totenberg actually compared audio clips of questions asked by Sotomayor and those asked by her male colleagues -- or those who would be her colleagues if she is confirmed for the Supreme Court. And -- surprise! -- Sotomayor is no "meaner" than your average justice. She is just femaler.

DOJ RECONVENES THE CLINIC VIOLENCE TASK FORCE.

Ann FriedmanJun 05, 2009

Earlier this week, in the wake of Dr. George Tiller's murder, I wrote:

Tiller's death is a wake-up call to the fact that our existing laws and regulatory bodies to protect against clinic violence aren't working as well as they should. As written, FACE provides a lot of protection for reproductive health providers. But we need an active task force -- or some other means of accountability -- to make sure the law is fully enforced. This is something Obama's Justice Department could commit to doing tomorrow, sending a strong signal that this type of domestic terrorism is not acceptable.

Why Clinic Violence is Obama's Problem

Dr. George Tiller's murder should push the federal government to get serious about fighting harassment of abortion providers.

Ann FriedmanJun 01, 2009

I shouldn't have been shocked to see the news that Dr. George Tiller, an outspoken advocate for abortion rights and one of the nation's few late-term abortion providers, was gunned down yesterday morning as he attended church. Despite the fact that it's been more than a decade since an abortion provider has been murdered in America, I pay enough attention to hard-line anti-choice groups to know that a violent incident like Tiller's murder was all too predictable.

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