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"The Bonnie Fuller story was diffi- cult because it was very hard to get people to talk honestly about one of the most powerful women in women's magazines. As far as the writing goes, it was a 10-page story, and I had just come out of Elle, where my longest article was one page. It was a big jump, and the actual story that was published was a collaborative effort between me and the various editors here." After Rosman graduated from the University of Michigan in 1994, she was not quite sure how to use her writing skills. She took odd jobs in Washington to be close to her sister, Elizabeth, and try some creative writ- ■ ***00414:...• Katherine Rosman — ing. When that did not click, she Brill's Content' thought of trying When Katherine Rosman New York and soon was 7 years old, she was was hired as an edi- keeping a personal journal. torial assistant at Elle. At 8, she was sending off "I don't think of letters to the editors of the my work as glam- Detroit News and Free Press orous, but I do think — and getting published. it's very exciting," "I can't remember a Rosman says. "I'm time that I didn't want to part of a product that's be a writer," says distributed across the Rosman, 26, on the staff entire nation and is read by hundreds of of Brill's Content, a new magazine that thousands of people. I'm meeting and bills itself as "the independent voice of interviewing important writers and edi- the information age." tors, and I'm still kind of awed by the In recent issues, Rosman has inves- things I've been allowed to do." tigated truth-bending allegations The article on crosswords was against Glamour editor Bonnie Fuller, important to her because it represents profiled New York Times crossword a personal interest. editor Will Shortz and revealed the "I do the crossword puzzle every star-making power of photographer day," says Rosman, who celebrated her Patrick McMullan. bat mitzvah and was confirmed at "I love my job," says Rosman, who Temple Israel. "I usually wake up early worked at Elle with Lisa Kogan. "It's enough so I have time to do it before really. hard-core, investigative journal- work. It's a way of waking up my brain. ism, which is what I always dreamed Every Sunday, I do the puzzle with my of doing. Steven Brill is kind of a jour- dad [Bob Rosman] over the phone; it's nalistic legend, and he's really given a nice Sunday tradition that's been me a chance." . going on for several years now." Although she was hired because of Rosman's visits to Michigan are to see her experience with fashion, Rosman her dad, stepmom and two half sisters. was promised she would not be Her mom and stepdad, Suzanne and pigeonholed, and that promise cer- Bob Rosin, live in Tucson. agency that represented Broadway the- aters. Later, a real estate developer, impressed with one of her TV com- mercials, recruited her, first as special projects coordinator and then in sales. Since leaving sales behind, Kogan feels uneasy reporting negative informa- tion associated with people she likes. "I end up feeling protective of the people I'm interviewing, but I don't think that necessarily makes for the best stories or particularly good journalism," she says. "I need to put that aside and say, [for example], laneane Garofalo said it so I'm going to use it, but it may get her into some trouble.' It's an odd ), tango that we have to do. Kogan volunteers one day a month at a community kitchen, where she peels potatoes, makes lasagna and serves meals. She recently bought an apart- ment in New York and enjoys lighting a fire while having friends for dinner. "Now that,I have a fireplace, that works out, but in the old days it was just a problem," she jokes and then becomes serious. "It took me a long time to figure things out, but I'm pret- ty comfortable with where things are at the moment." ❑ 11202822.2.2 SR% &MI . • Qi8t.ora n Lc One of Michigan's ',- Authentic Italian Restaurants DISTINGUISHED RESTAURANTS OF Private Garden Room or Fireside Setting for NORTH AMERICA parties, receptions, wedding rehearsals, AWARD OF EXCELLENCE showers, bar mitzvahs, business meetings • Seating up to 200 people • 30715 W. TEN MILE RD. 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