
Mark Guiducci new global editorial director of Vanity Fair
Guiducci, 36, will take over the helm of the prestigious culture magazine later this month, picking up the baton from Radhika Jones, who ran the magazine for seven years.
"There's never been a better time for Vanity Fair than now," said the incoming editor. "Every morning you read news that reads like operas, large-scale dramas, like a co-production between Marcel Proust and Michael Bay."
Unlike his predecessors, Guiducci will be global editorial director: that is, he will have oversight over Vanity Fair's editions around the world, including those in Britain, France, Italy and Spain.
Despite the difficulties in publishing in recent decades, Vanity Fair remains one of Condé Nast's flagship titles, and its editorship is still considered one of the most coveted roles in American journalism.
Founded in the Jazz Age and relaunched in 1983, the magazine has had iconic editors such as Tina Brown and Graydon Carter shining the spotlight on the issues of luxury, Hollywood and power elites.
Radhika Jones, who had taken over as editor of Vanity Fair after the end of Graydon Carter's 25-year tenure, had announced her resignation on April 3, stating that she felt "the call of new goals in life" and "horror at the idea of staying at the party too long."

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