{"id":1413761,"date":"2024-03-28T11:35:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observer.com\/?page_id=1413761"},"modified":"2026-02-09T09:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:45:00","slug":"about-observer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/observer.com\/about-observer\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT OBSERVER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Observer chronicles the powerful people behind the most important ideas, companies and trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDITORIAL TEAM<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Merin Curotto, Head of Editorial & Audience<\/td><\/tr>
Christa Terry, Senior Arts & Culture Editor (pitch: cterry@observer.com)<\/td><\/tr>
Sissi Cao, Business Editor (pitch: business@observer.com)<\/td><\/tr>
Morgan Halberg, Travel & Lifestyle Editor (pitch: lifestyle@observer.com)<\/td><\/tr>
Sonia Rubeck, Contributors Editor (pitch: experts@observer.com)<\/td><\/tr>
Elisa Carollo, Arts Reporter<\/td><\/tr>
Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly, Business Reporter<\/td><\/tr>
Rex Reed, Film Critic<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS – LIFESTYLE<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Lindsay Cohn<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Marissa DeSantis<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Courtney Iseman<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Juliet Izon<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Paul Jebara<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Allie Lebos<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Leila Najafi<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Katherine Parker-Magyar<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Neal Pollack<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
<\/a>Andy Wang<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Emily Zemler<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS – ART <\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Farah Abdessamad<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Siddhant Adlakha<\/td><\/tr>
Simon Coates<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Dan Duray<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Stephen Garrett<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Daniel Grant<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Nick Hilden<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Oliver Jones<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Jasmine Lobe<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Dian Parker<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Sarah Moroz<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Jordan Riefe<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Henry Roberts<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Dylan Roth<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Nadja Sayej<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Nathan Smith<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
The Art Daddy<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Leah von Essen<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS – BUSINESS<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Abigail Bassett<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Rachel Curry<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Victor Dey<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Katie Kasperson<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Brandon Katz<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Andy Meek<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Aaron Mok<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
WORK WITH OBSERVER<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>

INTERN<\/strong>

Observer accepts editorial, photography and social media interns throughout the year, at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Learn more about our internship program<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr>

FREELANCE<\/strong>

Observer is currently <\/strong>expanding coverage in the following areas: Auctions<\/a>, Artificial Intelligence<\/a>, Banking<\/a>, Books<\/a>, Climate Change<\/a>, Digital Art\/NFTs<\/a>, Dining<\/a>, Economy<\/a>, Electric Vehicles<\/a>, Finance<\/a>, Galleries<\/a>, Media<\/a>, Museums<\/a>, Philanthropy<\/a>, Policy<\/a>, Social Media<\/a>, Space<\/a>, Streaming<\/a> and Technology<\/a>. To pitch our team, please contact the appropriate section head at the corresponding email addresses listed above (“Editorial Team”), making sure to include links to your recently published work along with at least 2-3 fully fleshed-out story ideas. Due to the volume of pitches we receive, we are unlikely to respond to any emails that omit this information. <\/td><\/tr>

SHARE OPINIONS & EXPERT INSIGHTS <\/strong>

<\/strong>Observer welcomes business leaders with robust experience to share informed opinions about the people, events and trends impacting the industries we cover. Expert Insights<\/strong><\/a> is a collection of thoughtful and timely opinion pieces from business leaders who bring deep (and often rare) understandings of how and why ideas move across industries to impact the flow of capital and drive innovation. These expert contributors identify, connect and translate trends in media, tech, finance, arts, entertainment, hospitality, retail and beyond. Most importantly, they can explain the roles of policy and culture in shaping these narratives.

Please email experts@observer.com to learn more about joining our network.<\/td><\/tr>

ADVERTISE<\/strong>

Email sales@observer.com to learn more about advertising opportunities, including sponsored content and events.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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