Background
Edwin Diamond was born on June 18, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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1980
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1991
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Edwin Diamond was born on June 18, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
In 1947 Edwin received Bachelor of Philosophy (with honors) at University of Chicago. Then he earned Master of Arts at University of Chicago in 1949.
Diamond devoted his career to the media, whether it was working as a reporter, providing on-air television news commentary, or offering criticism of the news media. Early in his career, he worked as a reporter for the City News Bureau and the Chicago Herald American, beginning in 1953. Shortly thereafter he joined the International News Service as a science writer until 1957. He then spent eleven years with Newsweek magazine, first as a science editor and later as a senior editor.
While at Newsweek, Diamond covered the U.S. space program and was an acknowledged authority on the subject. In 1970 he began eight years with New York Magazine as contributing editor, followed by two years at Esquire magazine in the same capacity. He joined the staff of the New York Daily News from 1980 to 1981, then hooked up with Adweek. Diamond also was a senior lecturer in political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology beginning in 1970 and founded the school’s News Study Group in 1972. He served as a commentator with the Washington Post-Newsweek Stations, Inc. from 1970 to 1979, and also participated in the “Spectrum” series for CBS from 1974 to 1975. During his career, he was also a founding senior editor of the Washington Journalism Review. He joined the faculty at New York University in 1984, where he remained until 1997. As the Internet grew in popularity. Diamond also worked as a contributing editor of PoliticsNow.com, a political web site sponsored by the Washington Post Co., ABC News, and the Times Mirror Corporation. His column, “Medium Cool,” was featured on the site weekly.
Edwin was married for 49 years, and had three daughters, Louise Diamond, Ellen Waldman and Franna Diamond.
