Hugo Lindgren

Hugo Lindgren is an American magazine and newspaper editor. He was the editor of The New York Times Magazine from 2010 to December 2013[1] and acting editor of The Hollywood Reporter in 2014.[2] He runs the production company Page 1 Productions with the filmmaker Mark Boal.

In 2009, he coined the neologism "pessimism porn" to describe the alleged eschatological and survivalist thrill some people derive from reading about and preparing for the collapse of civil society from a global economic crisis.[3][4]

  1. ^ Peters, Jeremy (2010-09-30). "Hugo Lindgren Named Editor of The Times Magazine". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
  2. ^ Hugo Lindgren to Join The Hollywood Reporter as Acting Editor
  3. ^ Pessimism Porn? Economic Forecasts Get Lurid, Dan Harris, ABC News, April 9, 2009; accessed July 8, 2012
  4. ^ Pessimism Porn: Titillatingly bleak media reports, Ben Schott, New York Times, February 23, 2009; accessed July 8, 2012