Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Join acclaimed journalist and editor Tina Brown in conversation with journalist Barry Petersen as they explore her remarkable career shaping modern media. From revitalizing Vanity Fair and The New Yorker to founding The Daily Beast, Brown discusses her legendary editorial instincts, encounters with cultural icons and behind-the-scenes stories from decades at journalism’s cutting edge. For her services to journalism, she was awarded the honor of Commander of the Order of the British Empire by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. For the last three decades, Brown has been observing and chronicling the British monarchy and has written extensively about the British royal family, particularly in her books The Palace Papers and The Diana Chronicles, which cover the period after Princess Diana’s death and the events that followed. Join these two veteran journalists for an illuminating discussion about storytelling, publishing and what Brown is working on next.
Join acclaimed journalist and editor Tina Brown in conversation with journalist Barry Petersen as they explore her remarkable career shaping modern media. From revitalizing Vanity Fair and The New Yorker to founding The Daily Beast, Brown discusses her legendary editorial instincts, encounters with cultural icons and behind-the-scenes stories from decades at journalism’s cutting edge. For her services to journalism, she was awarded the honor of Commander of the Order of the British Empire by H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. For the last three decades, Brown has been observing and chronicling the British monarchy and has written extensively about the British royal family, particularly in her books The Palace Papers and The Diana Chronicles, which cover the period after Princess Diana’s death and the events that followed. Join these two veteran journalists for an illuminating discussion about storytelling, publishing and what Brown is working on next.
