Stephen G. Smith
| Stephen G. Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Stephen Grant Smith March 6, 1949 |
| Education | Deerfield Academy, University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Employer | National Journal |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Bedell Smith |
| Children | David Branson Smith |
Stephen Grant Smith (born March 6, 1949) is an American writer and editor. He is currently editor in chief of National Journal and previously has held senior-level editing positions at Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News & World Report. He is married to the biographer and historian Sally Bedell Smith and lives in Washington, D.C.
Smith grew up in New York City, the son of Nora (O'Leary), a fashion editor, and John J. Smith, a partner at an investment bank. He graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1967 and received a B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall. His son, David Branson Smith, co-wrote the upcoming movie Ingrid Goes West, for which he won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at Sundance 2017.
Smith began his career as a reporter for the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Albany Times Union. He was an editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Boston Globe, where he won The Ernie Pyle Award for “storytelling that clearly exemplifies the warmth and craftsmanship of the legendary World War II correspondent.” In 1978, he moved to New York to become a senior editor at Horizon. He went on to Time magazine, where he began as press writer, rising to senior editor in 1981 and ultimately Nation section editor the following year. In 1986, Smith was recruited by Newsweek to be its executive editor, a post he held until 1991, when he moved to Washington to become news editor of Knight Ridder .
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