Elinor Tatum
American publisher
Elinor Ruth Tatum (born January 29, 1971) is the publisher and editor in chief of the New York Amsterdam News, the oldest and largest black newspaper in the City of New York, and one of the oldest ethnic papers in the country. Under her leadership, the newspaper underwent significant modernization, including the transition from typewriters to computers, the introduction of a new layout, and the creation of an online edition.
Education
Tatum attended Hunter College Elementary School and the Dwight School. She studied Government at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, graduating in 1993. She proceeded to Stockholm University in Sweden, where she studied International relations and the Swedish model of government. She subsequently earned a master's degree from New York University.
Career
In 1994, Tatum returned to New York to join her father at the New York Amsterdam News. She accepted a position as assistant to the publisher, her work included reporting for the paper. While reporting, she filed stories on topics ranging from the Million Man March, to Boxing, to a student strike at the City University of New York.
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