John Joseph Brady
Encyclopedia
John Joseph Brady lives in Newburyport, Massachusetts
. He is a visiting professor who teaches news writing and editing, as well as graphics at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University
in Athens, Ohio
. He has been a partner in with Greg Paul since 1984 in Brady & Paul Communications, a magazine publishing consultancy. Brady has an obsession with crows and has mentioned multiple times in his classes that his favorite publication is the newsletter Crow Quarterly. He is also the adviser for the very successful college start-up, Backdrop Magazine.
and Boston magazine
. He was founding editor of The Artist's Magazine and M:The Magazine for Montessori Families. He was deputy editorial director at Warner Bros. Records
. He served as associate editor of the 13-30 Corporation, a publishing group located in Knoxville, Tennessee that became Whittle Communications in 1986. He has been teaching at universities and in various fora since the early 1990s, including a stint in 1996 as Hearst Visiting Professor at the Missouri School of Journalism
.
, Brady is the author of The Craft of the Screenwriter (Simon & Schuster, 1981), as well as two books for journalists -- The Craft of Interviewing (Random House Vintage, 1976) and The Interviewer's Handbook (The Writer Books, 2004). He publishes a monthly column on magazine editing for Folio magazine.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He is a visiting professor who teaches news writing and editing, as well as graphics at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University
Ohio University
Ohio University is a public university located in the Midwestern United States in Athens, Ohio, situated on an campus...
in Athens, Ohio
Athens, Ohio
Athens is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Athens County, Ohio, United States. It is located along the Hocking River in the southeastern part of Ohio. A historic college town, Athens is home to Ohio University and is the principal city of the Athens, Ohio Micropolitan Statistical Area. ...
. He has been a partner in with Greg Paul since 1984 in Brady & Paul Communications, a magazine publishing consultancy. Brady has an obsession with crows and has mentioned multiple times in his classes that his favorite publication is the newsletter Crow Quarterly. He is also the adviser for the very successful college start-up, Backdrop Magazine.
Career
Brady served as editor-in-chief of Writer's DigestWriter's Digest
Writer's Digest is an American magazine devoted to both beginning and established writers, offering interviews, market listings, calls for manuscripts, and how-to articles....
and Boston magazine
Boston magazine
Boston is a monthly magazine concerning life in the Greater Boston area and has been in publication for more than 40 years.-About the magazine:The magazine is self-described as:...
. He was founding editor of The Artist's Magazine and M:The Magazine for Montessori Families. He was deputy editorial director at Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
. He served as associate editor of the 13-30 Corporation, a publishing group located in Knoxville, Tennessee that became Whittle Communications in 1986. He has been teaching at universities and in various fora since the early 1990s, including a stint in 1996 as Hearst Visiting Professor at the Missouri School of Journalism
Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism at University of Missouri in Columbia, claims to be the oldest formal journalism school in the world. Founded in 1908, only the Ecole Supérieure de Journalisme de Paris established in 1899 may be older...
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Publications
In addition to writing Bad Boy: The Life and Politics of Lee AtwaterLee Atwater
Harvey LeRoy "Lee" Atwater was an American political consultant and strategist to the Republican Party. He was an advisor of U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush and Chairman of the Republican National Committee.-Childhood and early life:...
, Brady is the author of The Craft of the Screenwriter (Simon & Schuster, 1981), as well as two books for journalists -- The Craft of Interviewing (Random House Vintage, 1976) and The Interviewer's Handbook (The Writer Books, 2004). He publishes a monthly column on magazine editing for Folio magazine.