Stephanie Williams

Stephanie Williams


Stephanie is the founder and editorial director of La Fronde. She brings nearly two decades of editorial strategy and reporting experience across The Washington Post, National Geographic, Condé Nast, and Warner Bros. Discovery. She began her journalism career by launching D.C. Music Download — a Washington, D.C. music website that led to a reporting and editing role covering arts and culture for The Washington Post Express. She is the author of two books on D.C.'s punk music scene. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband Josh and cat Archie.

Scoop: Condé Nast sued for libel over WIRED's viral surrogacy story

Sep 3, 2026

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2 min read

Scoop: Condé Nast sued for libel over WIRED's viral surrogacy story

Venture capitalist Cindy Bi says a WIRED investigation into her yearslong dispute with a surrogate contained a false and damaging claim — and that Condé's own lawyers may have known it.

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Stephanie Williams
'I felt like I was the most fired woman in Brooklyn'

Sep 3, 2026

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18 min read

'I felt like I was the most fired woman in Brooklyn'

'Fired Four' member Alma Avalle on life after Condé Nast, starting over and finding her way back to journalism.

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Stephanie Williams
The moment these women stopped putting up with their toxic media jobs

Sep 1, 2026

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9 min read

The moment these women stopped putting up with their toxic media jobs

Five women share why they walked away from toxic media workplaces, even when they weren’t sure what would come next.

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Stephanie Williams
The former CNN reporter who built her dream job — twice

Aug 27, 2026

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9 min read

The former CNN reporter who built her dream job — twice

Plus, Twitter might be coming back, y'all.

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Stephanie Williams
In a new zine, an illustrator unpacks her American Apparel past

Aug 25, 2026

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8 min read

In a new zine, an illustrator unpacks her American Apparel past

Plus: Rest in peace, Dolly. I'm devastated.

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Stephanie Williams
What it’s actually like to gossip for a living

Aug 20, 2026

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14 min read

What it’s actually like to gossip for a living

Plus: why one editor will only accept pitches over the phone and the latest on Vox's layoffs.

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Stephanie Williams
A media vet's pivot from burnout to therapy work

Aug 18, 2026

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12 min read

A media vet's pivot from burnout to therapy work

She escaped the media grind. Now she helps others recover from it.

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Stephanie Williams
Inside Versha Sharma’s years running Teen Vogue

Aug 13, 2026

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14 min read

Inside Versha Sharma’s years running Teen Vogue

Plus, ABC News’ former president plots her comeback and Alex Cooper’s beverage bust.

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Stephanie Williams
An ex-Allure editor on the unspoken rules of freebies

Aug 11, 2026

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11 min read

An ex-Allure editor on the unspoken rules of freebies

Plus, two editors-in-chief launch new publications and Us Weekly's search for a new editor post mass layoffs.

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Stephanie Williams
The $200 billion industry women are quietly reshaping

Aug 6, 2026

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12 min read

The $200 billion industry women are quietly reshaping

Plus, Vogue World heads to San Francisco — but is there more at play?

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Stephanie Williams
A former CosmoGirl editor spills the tea

Aug 4, 2026

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12 min read

A former CosmoGirl editor spills the tea

Plus, some Substack writers say their paid subscribers have fallen off a cliff.

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Stephanie Williams
A magazine editor's hiring tip & NY cracks down on ghost jobs

Jul 30, 2026

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9 min read

A magazine editor's hiring tip & NY cracks down on ghost jobs

Plus, get your dog on the cover of Vogue.

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Stephanie Williams
When motherhood comes with a pink slip

Jul 28, 2026

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11 min read

When motherhood comes with a pink slip

Plus: a Nantucket shop is under fire for seemingly singling out women influencers.

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Stephanie Williams
A cult magazine empire & Olandria vs. Deuxmoi

Jul 23, 2026

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10 min read

A cult magazine empire & Olandria vs. Deuxmoi

Plus, it appears Nat Geo may be quietly refilling some of the roles it just cut.

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Stephanie Williams
She found the women filmmakers your algorithm missed

Jul 16, 2026

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12 min read

She found the women filmmakers your algorithm missed

Plus, New York Magazine's big win and a recruiting firm that wants 20% of your first month's salary to get you hired.

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Stephanie Williams
Anthropic's $250K+ media hiring spree & keeping DEI news alive

Jul 14, 2026

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11 min read

Anthropic's $250K+ media hiring spree & keeping DEI news alive

Plus: why one journalist is calling out a hotel after a terrifying encounter outside her room.

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Stephanie Williams
CNN's secret weapon & the reporting that changed a Senate race

Jul 9, 2026

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13 min read

CNN's secret weapon & the reporting that changed a Senate race

Plus, the people making $30M clipping videos and NYT's big bet on local news.

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Stephanie Williams
It's not you: Media hiring is a mess right now

Jul 7, 2026

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7 min read

It's not you: Media hiring is a mess right now

What analyzing 100+ media jobs reveals about the hiring market. Plus, Netflix strikes a major deal with magazine publishers.

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Stephanie Williams
The women reclaiming InfoWars & a Teen Vogue alum's next act

Jul 2, 2026

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11 min read

The women reclaiming InfoWars & a Teen Vogue alum's next act

Plus, is Olivia Nuzzi going to Vice?

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Stephanie Williams
Media's hidden gatekeepers & a new 'anti-AI' magazine

Jun 30, 2026

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9 min read

Media's hidden gatekeepers & a new 'anti-AI' magazine

Plus, the women leading true crime's boom and Dianna Russini is under fire — again.

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Stephanie Williams
The Dianna Russini double standard

Jun 25, 2026

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9 min read

The Dianna Russini double standard

Plus, a chat with the Boston Globe's breakout star and a Vanity Fair Oscars Party ticket scam.

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Stephanie Williams
The women who walked away from the job search

Jun 23, 2026

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12 min read

The women who walked away from the job search

Plus: Why Workday's discrimination case could change everything for media hiring.

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Stephanie Williams
An abrupt Condé exec exit and a cheating reporter

Jun 18, 2026

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9 min read

An abrupt Condé exec exit and a cheating reporter

Plus, a married man slid into a meteorologist's DMs. Twice.

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Stephanie Williams
$37k to live in New York. We need to talk.

Jun 16, 2026

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13 min read

$37k to live in New York. We need to talk.

Plus, what legacy publishers could learn from a Gen Z brand and a new mentorship program for Black women journalists.

Stephanie Williams
Stephanie Williams
Covering music's messiest trial & Marie Claire's quiet cuts

Jun 11, 2026

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14 min read

Covering music's messiest trial & Marie Claire's quiet cuts

Plus, more unhinged viewer mail sent to women in TV.

Stephanie Williams
Stephanie Williams
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