Stephen B. Shepard
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Stephen B. Shepard is an American
business journalist
and academic who served as editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek
magazine and was the founding dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
Born and raised in New York City
, Shepard attended the Bronx High School of Science
. He received his undergraduate degree from the City College of New York
and was awarded a master's degree from Columbia University
. He married fellow Newsweek
senior editor on September 16, 1979, at a ceremony officiated by Rabbi Balfour Brickner
.
Shepard was a senior editor at Newsweek and an editor of the Saturday Review. Shepard established and directed the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economic and Business Journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
from 1971 to 1976 and served as an adjunct professor of the school's faculty. The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship is a one-year program that allows business journalists to take a series of classes through the School of Journalism in business, law and international affairs. From 1984 to 2005, Shepard was the editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek.
City University of New York
trustees selected Shepard to serve as the inaugural dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in November 2004. The school was to start with an enrollment of 50 students in August 2006 and expand to a total of 200 students. Shepard told employees that at BusinessWeek that he was disappointed to leave the magazine, but had been drawn to the academic post by the way it combined journalism, public education and New York City, three things that he cared a great deal for. Stephen J. Adler
of The Wall Street Journal
was named to succeed Shepard as editor in chief at BusinessWeek.
Shepard received the Gerald Loeb Award
in 1999. He was president of the American Society of Magazine Editors
from 1992 to 1994 and was selected in 1999 for inclusion in its hall of fame. The Magazine Publishers of America chose Shepard as one of two recipients of the 2000 Henry Johnson Fisher Award.
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business journalist
Business journalism
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and academic who served as editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
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magazine and was the founding dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism
The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism is a public graduate journalism school located in New York City. One of the 23 institutions comprising the City University of New York, or CUNY, the school opened in 2006...
Born and raised in New York City
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, Shepard attended the Bronx High School of Science
Bronx High School of Science
The Bronx High School of Science is a specialized New York City public high school often considered the premier science magnet school in the United States. Founded in 1938, it is now located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx...
. He received his undergraduate degree from the City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
and was awarded a master's degree from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He married fellow Newsweek
Newsweek
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senior editor on September 16, 1979, at a ceremony officiated by Rabbi Balfour Brickner
Balfour Brickner
Balfour Brickner , a leading rabbi in the Reform Judaism movement, was rabbi emeritus of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan when he died....
.
Shepard was a senior editor at Newsweek and an editor of the Saturday Review. Shepard established and directed the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economic and Business Journalism at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
from 1971 to 1976 and served as an adjunct professor of the school's faculty. The Knight-Bagehot Fellowship is a one-year program that allows business journalists to take a series of classes through the School of Journalism in business, law and international affairs. From 1984 to 2005, Shepard was the editor-in-chief of BusinessWeek.
City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
trustees selected Shepard to serve as the inaugural dean of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism in November 2004. The school was to start with an enrollment of 50 students in August 2006 and expand to a total of 200 students. Shepard told employees that at BusinessWeek that he was disappointed to leave the magazine, but had been drawn to the academic post by the way it combined journalism, public education and New York City, three things that he cared a great deal for. Stephen J. Adler
Stephen J. Adler
Stephen J. Adler is currently the Senior Vice President and Editorial Director of the Professional Division of Thomson Reuters. Adler was the Editor in Chief of BusinessWeek from 2005 to 2009 when he joined Thomson Reuters Previously, Adler was Deputy Managing Editor at The Wall Street Journal...
of The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
was named to succeed Shepard as editor in chief at BusinessWeek.
Shepard received the Gerald Loeb Award
Gerald Loeb Award
The Gerald Loeb Award, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was established in 1957 by Gerald Loeb, a founding partner of...
in 1999. He was president of the American Society of Magazine Editors
American Society of Magazine Editors
The American Society of Magazine Editors is an industry trade group for editors of magazines published in the United States. The group advocates on behalf of member organizations with respect to First Amendment issues, and serves as a networking hub for editors and other industry employees...
from 1992 to 1994 and was selected in 1999 for inclusion in its hall of fame. The Magazine Publishers of America chose Shepard as one of two recipients of the 2000 Henry Johnson Fisher Award.