Ann Friedman is an American magazine editor, journalist, podcaster, and pie chart artist.

Friedman also lived in Washington, DC, where she met friend and co-podcast host Aminatou Sow.

[13][14] Her freelance writings have been published by Rolling Stone, The New Republic, Newsweek, Glamour, ELLE, and Columbia Journalism Review.

[15] Her feminist writings and commentary about politics,[10][16][17][18][19][20] popular culture,[21] attitudes about men and women[22][23] and gay rights,[24] and dating and sex[25] have been widely referenced and quoted by other journalists and editorial writers.

Friedman writes a politics column at NYMag.com, published pie-charts at The Hairpin, disperses RealTalk advice for journalists at the Columbia Journalism Review,[26] and contributes to The New Republic.

[30][31] Friedman was the founder of the Lady Journos’ Tumblr site, which curates the accomplishments and works by female journalists, speaks to issues of gender disparity in hiring and sexism in the workplace.

[12] As the executive editor, Friedman focused on moving the GOOD brand over multiple platforms and bringing a youthful style to its content,[36][37] but that vision conflicted with the management.

[41][42] Friedman co-hosted the popular feminist podcast Call Your Girlfriend with her friend, tech entrepreneur Aminatou Sow.

[44] Started in June 2014, it gained popularity before the podcasting boom and eventually evolved into a show which goes beyond the initial catch-up phone calls, with themed episodes and guest interviews of primarily politicians, activists, and writers.

"[47]One of the reasons for giving friendships a term to express their seriousness was to encourage readers "to stop seeing these relationships as something that can be put on hold while we focus on careers or marriages or children.

Friedman is a journalist who generally writes non-fiction, exploring political themes, current events and pop culture.