In the midtown Manhattan offices of Hearst Tower, surrounded by the familiar chaos of print production \u2014 stacks of back issues, proof pages scattered across the desk, the constant hum of editorial collaboration \u2014 Michael Sebastian presides over one of America\u2019s most iconic magazines. With a twist.<\/p>\n
At 44, the editor in chief of Esquire represents something of a paradox: a digital native who came up through the ranks of online journalism, now stewarding a 92-year-old print publication (and its various digital products) that recently notched the industry\u2019s loftiest honors.<\/p>\n
This spring, Esquire picked up both the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing \u2014 awarded to journalist Mark Warren for his article, \u201cDeath of a Small-Town Pastor,\u201d about a small-town minister and mayor who died by suicide after his secret online life was exposed \u2014 and the National Magazine Award for General Excellence. For Sebastian, the awards are the validation of a philosophy that bridges old and new media \u2014\u00a0that great storytelling transcends format, and that heritage brands can thrive in the digital age without abandoning their print DNA.<\/p>\n
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