Xana Antunes (17 May 1964 – 27 January 2020)[1][2] was a British business journalist who was also the executive editor of Quartz.[3][4] Before joining Quartz, Antunes served as editor of Crain's New York Business[5] and editor-in-chief of the New York Post.[6] She was born Susana Maria Douglas Ramage and later changed her name to accommodate a nickname.

Antunes studied at Trinity & All Saints College (now Leeds Trinity University) in Leeds, West Yorkshire.[7] Earlier in her career she had reporting stints at The Independent and The Evening Standard.[1]

Antunes moved to New York from the United Kingdom in 1993 to work as a foreign correspondent.[5] She joined the New York Post as a deputy business editor in 1995, working under David Yelland.[8][1] She was appointed editor of the paper in October 1999, before stepping down and being replaced by Col Allan in April 2001.[8] Her resignation was apparently under pressure from Rupert Murdoch.[6]

She was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Newswomen's Club of New York.[2]

She was married to Scott Schell and had one daughter, Elisabeth.

Antunes died of pancreatic cancer in early 2020.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mangan, Dan (28 January 2020). "Xana Antunes, former editor of CNBC, New York Post, dies". CNBC. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 Yaffe-Bellany, David (3 February 2020). "Xana Antunes, Business Journalist and Top Editor, Dies at 55". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. Pompeo, Joe (7 December 2014). "Quartz hires Xana Antunes, former editor of New York Post". Politico. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. "Xana Antunes". Quartz. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 Antunes, Xana. "Xana Antunes - Crain's New York Business". Crain's New York. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 Hodgson, Jessica (24 April 2001). "Xana Antunes resigns". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. "Leeds Trinity University - Glittering Alumni". The Independent. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. 1 2 Blair, Jayson (24 April 2001). "Editor of The Post Steps Down, Leaving Her Staff Surprised". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. Yaffe-Bellany, David (3 February 2020). "Xana Antunes, Business Journalist and Top Editor, Dies at 55". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2020.


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