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

Scott Hanford Stossel
Born (1969-08-07) August 7, 1969 (age 55)
OccupationJournalist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Notable awardsErikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media
RelativesThomas P. Stossel (father)
John Stossel (uncle)

He is the national editor of The Atlantic magazine,[3] and previously served as executive editor of The American Prospect magazine.

Life

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "WEDDINGS; Susanna Pueschel, Scott Stossel". The New York Times. 2 July 2000.
  2. ^ "Stossel, Scott." Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Scott - Authors - The Atlantic". The Atlantic. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
  4. ^ Bosman, Julie (22 December 2013). "Enough Anxiety to Fill Two Books". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Stossel, John (September 2, 2009). "Thank Goodness for John Goodman". Fox Business Network.
  6. ^ Erikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media. http://www.austenriggs.org/erikson-institute-prize-excellence-mental-health-media
  7. ^ "Your Mental Health and Your Work". Harvard Business Review. 30 September 2019.
  8. ^ Surviving Anxiety The Atlantic, January/February 2014 print and online
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