“As chairman of the board of directors of Students Publishing Co., the non-profit entity that oversees Northwestern's student publications, I was on the team that selected Nicholas Jackson to serve as editor of The Summer Northwestern in 2008. His thoughtful and creative stewardship of the paper produced some of the most engaging summer issues SPC has ever produced. Nicholas is a very bright and resourceful editor who is brimming with ideas. He also demonstrated this during his time at the helm of Play, the midweek supplement of The Daily Northwestern, annother SPC product. If you are looking for an industrious and hard-working young editor, you need look no further than Nicholas.”
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Nick is a National Magazine Award-winning editorial and business leader with 15+ years…
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Northwestern University
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Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief, The Weekly, The Summer Northwestern + Chicago Unzipped
Louis M. Cohn Scholarship recipient (2006-2009) at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, with an academic focus in magazine editing and a social science concentration in psychology.
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Activities and Societies: Opinion Editor, The Acronym; Marketing Intern, SciTech Hands-on Museum
A competitive three-year residential high school founded by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Lederman that consistently ranks in the top 10 high schools in the country. Described as Hogwarts for Hackers in a Wired feature.
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Editor, The KSJ Science Editing Handbook
The Knight Science Journalism Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
See publicationA 300-page guide to meeting the highest standards for quality in science journalism featuring some of the most widely celebrated editors and reporters working today. Developed with support from the Kavli Foundation and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Organizer, Social Science Foo Camp
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Secured $50,000 in funding from the Sloan Foundation to support travel grants for attendees from non-profits and academia; participated in multiple panels covering online communities, algorithmic bias, and the effect of tech culture on public policy.
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Organizer, Women and the Environment Conference
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Interviewed social activist Naomi Klein following her keynote address to 1,500 attendees at Santa Barbara's historic Granada Theatre; facilitated discussions on environmental activism and climate change for attendees looking to establish new partnerships.
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Advisor, Beacon Reader
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Provided strategic advice to the co-founders, part of Y Combinator's 2014 class; recruited high-quality independent journalists; raised over $1M via 20,000 online donors to fund journalism, including $40K for a HuffPost fellowship to cover protests in Ferguson.
Honors & Awards
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Folio: 30 Under 30
Folio:
"Since assuming leadership of Pacific Standard in 2015, Jackson has renewed the magazine's vision. His accomplishments include numerous accolades, a complete redesign and improved workflow, and implementing a platform-agnostic approach to publishing."
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National Magazine Award
The American Society of Magazine Editors
"Sensitively paced and complemented by elegant typography, Francesco Zizola's photographs of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean [in 'Adrift: At Sea With a Search-and-Rescue Mission'] combine a strong visual perspective with a powerful voice."
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Folio: 15 Under 30
Folio:
"Under Jackson's authority, Outside Magazine's digital team is improving online navigation and functionality by refining how content is showcased, engaging the audience with a larger social media presence, and overhauling the site's commenting platform."
Organizations
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The American Society of Magazine Editors
Member
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The International Association for Literary Journalism Studies
Officer
- PresentThe International Association for Literary Journalism Studies' mission is the improvement of scholarly research and education in literary journalism and reportage. I oversee the association's digital presence and contribute to a peer-reviewed bi-annual journal.
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