Carl Swanson
Editor-at-Large, New York magazine
How Weinstein managed to gag the press – and why the rise of ‘master marketer’ Donald Trump astonished the New York media community

Carl Swanson is editor-at-large of New York magazine, Vulture and The Cut. Carl was pivotal in the company’s expansion into digital, and its branded websites now attract around 50 million unique users per month. In this in-depth interview, he looks back on 14 years at one of New York’s most prestigious publications, and remembers the magazine’s relationship with the then ‘New York micro-celebrity’ and frequent cover star Donald Trump.