Appreciation: Magazine Pioneer Clay Felker

New York magazine founding editor Clay Felker died today at age 82. Felker is credited with revolutionizing the city magazine genre. Felker, along with Milton Glaser founded New York Magazine in 1968 with coverage on local gossip, business, politics and entertainment. Felker cultivated the careers of writers like Gloria Steinem and Tom Wolfe and also contributed to the creation of the "new journalism" style, in which writers combined journalism and literary techniques. According to CNN, New York magazine staff walked out in solidarity when Rupert Murdoch forced Felker and Glaser out in 1977. After leaving New York Magazine, Felker worked for Esquire magazine as editor and publisher from 1978-1981. He later worked for Life, Time, Esquire, Village Voice and U.s. News and World Report among others. Read New York Magazine's feature on Felker here.