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Ann B. Friedman (born 1954) is a former teacher and founder of Planet Word, a museum devoted to language arts that opened in Washington, D.C. in October 2020.
The museum was created by Ann B. Friedman, a philanthropist and former reading teacher who is married to New York Times opinion columnist Tom Friedman. Initial building renovation began in 2017.
- Personal Background
- Career
- Writing Themes and Style
- Awards and Recognition
- Bibliography
- External Links
Ann Friedman's hometown is Dubuque, Iowa. She began her journalism career there as an intern with the Telegraph Herald in 2001. She is an alumna of the University of Missouri, where she graduated from its School of Journalism in 2004. Friedman lived in New York City for over a year. Friedman also lived in Washington, DC, where she met friend and co...
In the fall of 2005, Friedman started off as a fact-checking fellow at Mother Jones' . Her online editing career began when she took the managing editor position for AlterNet and became an editor at Feministing, where she had already been writing since 2004. After taking a position with The American Prospect as web editor she was promoted to deputy...
Friedman is a journalist who generally writes non-fiction, exploring political themes, current events and pop culture. Often she writes reported pieces, though at times they include humorous or personal elements. When asked about writing more personal work, Friedman responded:
Ann Friedman won the 2004 Hearst Award for personality/profile writing.Before that she had won the Telegraph Herald Scholastic Journalist Award. Friedman was among Columbia Journalism Review's "20 women to watch" in its July 2012 issue. In 2013, Tomorrow magazine was nominated for an UtneMedia Award.
Books
1. Friedman, Ann (2012). "All in Together". In Barham, Nick; Dockter, Jake (eds.). American Dreamers: Optimists, Mavericks, and Mad Inventors Share Their Dreams for Brighter Futures. Sharp Stuff. ISBN 9780988603912. 2. Friedman, Ann (July 2013). "A New Pathway Toward Sourcing". In McBride, Kelly; Rosenstiel, Tom (eds.). The New Ethics of Journalism: Principles for the 21st Century. Sage Publishing. 3. Friedman, Ann; Sow, Aminatou (July 14, 2020). Big Friendship: How We Keep Each Other Close....
#realtalk from your editor - Tumblr run by Ann Friedman, curating her weekly column in the Columbia Journalism Review with GIFsAnn B. Friedman had just retired from teaching first grade reading when the idea of Planet Word struck her. Reading about the Museum of Mathematics in New York City, she learned how it used hands-on activities to make math fun. If there’s a museum for math, she thought, why not a museum for words?
Ann B. Friedman, Planet Word Founder and CEO. As a philanthropist, you have been involved in many worthy causes. Why did you decide to build a language museum now? As a former reading teacher, I wanted to find a way to excite people about words and reading.
The Franklin School was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1996. International architectural firm Beyer Blinder Belle was hired by the museum’s founder, Ann B. Friedman, to rehabilitate and restore the building to its original “Modern Renaissance” glory.
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Oct 7, 2021 · A woman is belting out Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” trying in vain to get her embarrassed daughter, maybe 10 years old, to join in. Instead, she gets Ann B. Friedman, 67, who sidles up beside her and starts singing: Jolene, Jolene, Jolene Joleeeene.
