Newhouse School of Communications
Magazine Journalism:
Diane Weathers '71
Diane Weathers '71 is Editor-At-Large for ESSENCE Magazine, the country's leading lifestyle magazine for African-American women. Weathers, who had prior stints at ESSENCE, returned in 2001 to serve as the magazine's Editor-in-Chief until 2005 when she decided to devote more time to writing and family. She is currently working on a novel and a screenplay. As Editor-at-Large, she will continue to write for ESSENCE.
Weathers has been Senior Editor, News Features, at Redbook Magazine and an associate editor at Consumer Reports. She was also a member of the senior editorial team at ESSENCE from 1993 to 1997, during which time she developed story ideas, worked with freelancers and frequently wrote feature stories on a broad variety of social issues.
She began her publishing career at Black Enterprise covering subjects of interest to African-American professionals and small-business owners. She has also worked at Newsweek, as a writer covering fashion, lifestyle and religion, and then as a Washington-bureau correspondent. Weathers has also been an information officer for the United Nations (U.N.) World Food Program.
