Sam Sifton

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credits = "The New York Times", "Talk" magazine; "New York Press" (publications); "A Field Guide to the Yettie" (book)
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Sam Sifton (born June 5, 1966) is an American journalist who has been the cultural news editor of "The New York Times" since May, 2005 [ [http://www.laweekly.com/general/deadline-hollywood/new-york-times-names-its-top-culture-vulture/8508/ Finke, Nikki. "New York Times Names Its Top Culture Vulture." "L.A. Weekly", 26 May 2005.] ] . His previous posts at the "Times" include deputy dining editor (2001); dining editor (2001-04); and deputy culture editor (2004-2005).

Sifton graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with an A.B. degree in history and literature in 1988. He began his journalism career as assistant editor for "American Heritage" magazine in 1988. From 1990 to 1994, he taught social studies in the New York City public school system.

Sifton held a number of positions at the weekly "New York Press" during his tenure there from 1990 to 1998, including including restaurant critic, contributing editor, senior editor, media critic and managing editor.

Sifton was a founding editor of "Talk (magazine)" in 1998. He came to the "Times" in 2001.

Personal

Sifton is a son of the Hon. Charles Proctor Sifton, a senior district judge (since 1995) [ [http://pview.findlaw.com/view/1381024_1 FindLaw entry - Hon. Charles P. Sifton] ] of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and Elisabeth Sifton, a senior vice president at Farrar, Straus & Giroux and author of "The Serenity Prayer" (2003). Elisabeth Sifton's father was the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.

Sifton is married and lives in Brooklyn.

Bibliography

* "A Field Guide to the Yettie." New York: Talk Miramax Books, 2000.

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