Nancy Gibbs

{{short description|American writer}}
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| name = Nancy Gibbs
| image = Nancy Gibbs @ Maidment Theatre, July 30, 2015 (20127923152) (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Gibbs in 2015
| birth_name = Nancy Reid Gibbs
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|01|25}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S.
| death_date = 
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| occupation = [[Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy|Shorenstein Center]] director and professor, [[Harvard Kennedy School]]
}}
'''Nancy Reid Gibbs''' (born January 25, 1960)<ref name=encyc1>{{cite web|title=Gibbs, Gibbs 1960–|work=Contemporary Authors|year=2009|via=[[Encyclopedia.com]]|access-date=27 November 2018|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3240700076/gibbs-nancy-1960.html}}</ref> is an American essayist, speaker, and presidential historian.

She is the former managing editor for ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' magazine, an author, and commentator on politics and values in the United States. She is the co-author, with [[Michael Duffy (American journalist)|Michael Duffy]], of ''[[The New York Times]]'' Bestsellers ''The Preacher and the Presidents: Billy Graham in the White House'' (2007) and ''The Presidents Club: Inside the World's Most Exclusive Fraternity'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Nancy-Gibbs/60711991|title=Nancy Gibbs|website=Simon & Schuster|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

Gibbs currently serves as the Lombard Director of the [[Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy]] at [[Harvard Kennedy School]]. She is also the Visiting Edward R. Murrow Professor of Press, Politics and Public Policy, teaching Politics of the Press and Op-ed Writing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/nancy-gibbs|title=Nancy Gibbs|website=www.hks.harvard.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Gibbs was born in [[New York City]], the daughter of Janet (née Stang), who worked at [[Friends Seminary]], and Howard Glenn Gibbs, who was the Associate National Director for the [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys Clubs of America]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/21/style/weddings-nancy-reid-gibbs-and-waits-may-3d.html | work=The New York Times | title=WEDDINGS; Nancy Reid Gibbs and Waits May 3d | date=June 21, 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/25/classified/paid-notice-deaths-gibbs-howard-g.html | work=The New York Times | title=Paid Notice: Deaths GIBBS, HOWARD G | date=April 25, 2002}}</ref> She attended  [[Yale University]] ([[Berkeley College (Yale University)|Berkeley College]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ydnhistorical.library.yale.edu/?a=d&d=YDN19820226-01.1.12&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------
|accessdate=2012-06-21 |page=12
|date=February 26, 1982
|newspaper=[[Yale Daily News]]
|title=Gibbs wins Marshall Scholarship}}</ref> and graduated in 1982, ''[[summa cum laude]]'', with honors in history. She then studied at [[New College, Oxford|New College]], [[Oxford University|Oxford]] as a [[Marshall Scholar]] (M.A. in Politics, Philosophy and Economics) graduating in 1984.

A third-generation Chautauquan, Gibbs began her journalism career in 1976, writing for ''The Chautauquan Daily'', [[Chautauqua Institution|Chautauqua Institution's]] newsletter, during the summers until 1980.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

==Career with ''TIME'' magazine==
Gibbs joined ''TIME'' in 1985 as a part-time fact checker in the International section. She became a writer in 1988. Gibbs has written more cover stories than any other writer, publishing over 175 stories.

Of note is her work in the black-bordered special issue on the [[September 11 attacks|September 11th attacks]],<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Gibbs |first1=Nancy |title=If You Want To Humble An Empire |url=http://time.com/3313113/if-you-want-to-humble-an-empire/ |magazine=Time |language=en-us |date=September 14, 2001}}</ref> featuring her article titled "If You Want to Humble an Empire", which won a [[National Magazine Awards|National Magazine Award]] in 2002.<ref>[[National Magazine Awards#Single-Topic Issue 2002]]</ref>{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' named her one of the ten best magazine writers in the country in 2003; her articles are included in the Princeton Anthology of Writing, Best American Crime Writing 2004, Best American Political Writing 2005 and TIME: 85 years of Great Writing.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

In October 2013, Gibbs became the 17th editor-in-chief and first-ever female managing editor of ''[[Time (magazine)|TIME]]'' magazine. Prior to her appointment, she managed the " magazine's transition into a digital newsroom."<ref name="WWD">{{cite web | url=http://www.wwd.com/media-news/publishing/nancy-gibbs-named-times-managing-editor-7162968?src=nl/newsAlert/20130917-5 | title=Nancy Gibbs Named Time's Managing Editor | publisher=WWD | date=17 September 2013 | accessdate=17 September 2013 | author=Maza, Erik}}</ref> Under her leadership, TIME's digital audience grew from 25 to 55 million, and video streams passed 1 billion a year. TIME also won a primetime Emmy award for its two-part ''A Year in Space'' documentary, produced with PBS.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4972350/time-year-in-space-emmy-award/|title=TIME and PBS Documentary 'A Year in Space' Wins Emmy Award|magazine=Time|date=6 October 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref> TIME also won the ASME award for Cover of the Year, for the October 24, 2016 edition.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4664419/time-meltdown-best-cover/|title=TIME's 'Total Meltdown' Cover Recognized as ASME Cover of the Year|magazine=Time|date=8 February 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

Although Gibbs stepped down from the Editor in Chief position in September 2017, she remains an Editor at Large.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ember|first1=Sydney|title=Nancy Gibbs, Time Magazine's Top Editor, Is Stepping Down|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/business/media/nancy-gibbs-time-magazine.html|newspaper=New York Times|accessdate=17 September 2017|date=2017-09-12}}</ref> In 2021, Gibbs wrote about former President [[Donald Trump]] for TIME's ''TIME100'' list of influential global figures.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Donald Trump: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/6095988/donald-trump-leader/|access-date=2021-09-16|magazine=Time|date=15 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> 

==Interviews and lectures==
She has been a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows, including the ''Today Show'', ''Good Morning America'', ''Charlie Rose'', and a guest essayist on the ''NewsHour with Jim Lehrer''.<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec06/gibbs_08-03.html PBS Online, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer - aired on August 3, 2006]</ref><ref>[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/education/jan-june08/miracle_05-28.html PBS Online, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer - aired on May 28, 2008]</ref> Gibbs has lectured extensively on the American presidency, including at the Bush, Reagan, Carter, Johnson and Truman libraries, the Aspen Institute, the Dallas World Affairs Club, the Commonwealth Club and the National Archives.

==Other affiliations==
In 1993 and 2006, Gibbs served as a Ferris Professor of writing at [[Princeton University]]. She is a former elder and deacon of the [[Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church]] in New York City.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

In April 2019, Gibbs was named Faculty Director of the Shorenstein Center in Media, Politics and Public Policy in addition to her appointment as the Visiting Edward R. Murrow Professor of Practice of Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Kennedy School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hks.harvard.edu/announcements/nancy-gibbs-appointed-faculty-director-shorenstein-center-media-politics-and-public|title=Nancy Gibbs appointed faculty director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy|website=www.hks.harvard.edu|date=16 April 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90335871/2020-presidential-predictions-youd-be-crazy-to-make-them-says-harvards-nancy-gibbs|title=2020 presidential predictions? You'd be crazy to make them, says Harvard's Nancy Gibbs|last=Zara|first=Christopher|date=2019-04-18|website=Fast Company|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-07}}</ref>

In October 2022, Gibbs joined the Council for Responsible Social Media project launched by [[Issue One]] to address the negative mental, civic, and public health impacts of [[social media]] in the United States co-chaired by former [[House Democratic Caucus]] Leader [[Dick Gephardt]] and former [[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor]] [[Kerry Healey]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Feiner|first=Lauren|date=October 12, 2022|title=Facebook whistleblower, former defense and intel officials form group to fix social media|publisher=CNBC|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/12/council-for-responsible-social-media-features-haugen-gephardt-hagel-.html|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Council for Responsible Social Media – Issue One|website=issueone.org|url=https://issueone.org/projects/council-for-responsible-social-media/|access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
* 2013 [[Chautauqua Prize]], shortlist, ''The Presidents Club''<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2013/05/15/timothy-egan-wins-chautauqua-prize-for-short-nights-of-the-shadow-catcher/ |title=Timothy Egan wins Chautauqua Prize for "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher" |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |author=Ron Charles |date=May 15, 2013 |accessdate=September 26, 2013|author-link=Ron Charles (critic) }}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite news |last=Pompeo |first= Joe |date= December 5, 2013|title= <nowiki>Her 'Time'</nowiki> |url=http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/media/2013/12/8536964/her-time |website= [[Capital New York]] |location=[[New York City|New York]] |publisher=[[Allbritton Communications Company|Allbritton Communications]] }}

==External links==
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*[http://time.com/author/nancy-gibbs/ Nancy Gibbs] at ''Time''
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