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Dobrzynski</h1> </header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"> <p>Now an independent journalist, I’ve worked as a reporter in the culture and business sections of脗聽<em>The New York Times</em>, and been the editor of the Sunday business section and deputy business editor there脗聽as well as a senior editor of脗聽<em>Business Week</em> and the managing editor of CNBC, the cable TV network. </p> <p>I write regularly for publications that include脗聽<em>The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, Architectural Digest, The New Criterion, The Daily Beast, Conde Nast Portfolio, Town & Country, The Art Newspaper and Art + Auction</em>, and my opinion pieces have been published by脗聽<em>Forbes.com, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune</em> and<em>The Boston Globe</em>, as well as脗聽<em>The New York Times </em>and脗聽<em>The Wall Street Journal</em>. I also moderate panels, have the occasional speaking engagement, and do consulting work, to脗聽editorial and philanthropic clients (and will of course disclose脗聽any conflict, should one occur).</p> <p>Most of my published articles from recent years can be found <a href="http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.  You can sign up for email notification of my published articles <a href="http://www.judithdobrzynski.com/list_subscribe.php"><strong>here</strong></a>. And here is the <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/d/judith_h_dobrzynski/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">link to my <em>New York Times</em> archive page</a>.</p> </div></article></main><aside class="sidebar sidebar-primary widget-area" role="complementary" aria-label="Primary Sidebar" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/WPSideBar" id="genesis-sidebar-primary"><h2 class="genesis-sidebar-title screen-reader-text">Primary Sidebar</h2><section id="featured-page-3" class="widget featured-content featuredpage"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle widget-title">About Judith H. Dobrzynski</h3> <article class="post-639 page type-page status-publish entry" aria-label="Judith H. Dobrzynski"><div class="entry-content"><p>Now an independent journalist, I've worked as a reporter in the culture and business sections of脗聽The New York Times, and been the editor of the Sunday business section and deputy business editor there脗聽as well as a senior editor of脗聽Business Week and the managing editor of CNBC, the cable TV</p></div></article></div></section> <section id="featured-page-4" class="widget featured-content featuredpage"><div class="widget-wrap"><h3 class="widgettitle widget-title">About Real Clear Arts</h3> <article class="post-638 page type-page status-publish entry" aria-label="Real Clear Arts"><div class="entry-content"><p>This blog is about脗聽culture in America as seen through my lens, which is informed and colored by years of reporting not only on the arts and humanities, but also on business, philanthropy, science, government and other subjects. 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