Radhika Jones, a Times Books Editor, Said to Be Next Vanity Fair Editor
In anointing Ms. Jones, who holds degrees from Harvard College
and Columbia University, Vanity Fair has placed its future in the hands of a woman — the first since Tina Brown served as the magazine’s editor from 1984 until 1992 — who has cultivated the kind of sophistication and prestige that Condé Nast has long valued.
In a dramatic changing of the guard, Radhika Jones, the editorial director of the books department at
and a former top editor at Time magazine, is expected to be named the next editor of Vanity Fair, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.
Before joining the books desk at The Times last year, Ms. Jones was deputy managing editor at Time magazine, where she oversaw the Time 100 issue.
In a magazine business that has lost much of its luster in recent years, Vanity Fair has largely retained its glow,
and its editorship remains one of the most coveted in the business.
While at Vanity Fair, Mr. Carter became a celebrity in his own right, wielding his influence beyond the world of print magazines.
Her deep familiarity with celebrity, journalism, art
and publishing were probably big draws for Condé Nast, whose editors are often expected to mingle among influential people in the disparate spheres covered by their publications.
