Seth Mnookin

editor, writer, Vanity Fair

Seth Mnookin is a contributing editor at *Vanity Fair* and a former senior writer for* Newsweek*, where he covered media, politics, and popular culture. His writing has appeared in* The Washington Post*, *New York Magazine*, and many other publications. He is the author of *Feeding the Monster: How Money, Smarts*, and* Nerve Took a Team to the Top and Hard News: The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media*.**