Diane Cardwell Explained

Diane Cardwell is an African-American former^[1] business reporter for The New York Times focusing on renewable energy.

Early life

In an interview for BULLPEN, a student-written webzine by New York University's Department of Journalism, Cardwell replied that she was born in 1964 and grew up in the Upper West Side of Manhattan.^[2] The New York Times Metro editor Joe Sexton called her a "child of Harlem".

Career

Cardwell was an editor at 7 Days (1988–1990), a New York arts and entertainment weekly magazine, and a founder of Vibe.^{[3] [4]}

In 1991, Cardwell wrote for Entertainment Weekly.^[5]

In 1995, The New York Times hired Cardwell as an arts and entertainment staff editor for the Sunday magazine. In 2000, Cardwell became a reporter.^[6] In 2005, The New York Times promoted Cardwell to city hall bureau chief.^[7]

Cardwell has written for New York, O, The Oprah Magazine, Details, Rolling Stone and Vogue.^[8]

"I don’t look at documents" — Diane Cardwell^[2]

In August 2021, Kerry Washington planned to produce and star in, an adaptation of Cardwell's memoir, Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life, for Netflix.^[9]

Works

• Book: Cardwell . Diane . Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life . 2020 . . 978-0-358-06778-8 . en. ^[10]

Personal life

On 5 October 2002, Diane Cardwell married Eric Steven Nonacs.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Funke . Daniel . New York Times buyout watch, 2017 edition (Updated) . . 6 November 2022 . 28 July 2017.
2. Web site: Degliuomini . Johnny . Backgrounder: Diane Cardwell . Bullpen . nyujournalismprojects.org . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113180836/https://nyujournalismprojects.org/bullpen/diane_cardwell/backgrounder/ . 13 November 2022.
3. Web site: Thad Ziolkowski on the Surf Memoir, with Diane Cardwell & Michael Scott Moore . Graduate Center . . 13 November 2022 . en.
4. News: Mills. David. September 14, 1992. The Corporate Hip-Hop Hope. The Washington Post. 13 November 2022.
5. Diane Cardwell . 13 November 2022 . . en.
6. News: Diane Cardwell . 13 November 2022 . . November 11, 2022 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111003455/https://www.nytimes.com/by/diane-cardwell .
7. Web site: Prince . Richard . Richard Prince (journalist) . Incremental Change at N.Y. Times . . 13 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060619193639/http://www.maynardije.org/columns/dickprince/060414_prince/ . 19 June 2006 . April 14, 2006.
8. Web site: Diane Cardwell . Aevitas Creative Management . 13 November 2022.
9. News: Jackson . Angelique . Kerry Washington to Star in and Produce Film Adaptation of Diane Cardwell's Memoir 'Rockaway' for Netflix . 6 November 2022 . . 3 August 2021.
10. News: ROCKAWAY . July 12, 2022 . 13 November 2022 . . en.
11. News: WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Diane Cardwell, Eric Nonacs . 6 November 2022 . The New York Times . 6 October 2002.