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title: "Alloy | Rachel Baker"
description: "Rachel Baker is a writer, editor, and media consultant who spent her career on staff at *Elle* and *New York* magazine before becoming a free agent. She's the cofounder of the [Spread], a weekly newsletter about the best women's media in a post-newsstand world, and the founder of the [Bigger Picture], about family movies. Rachel now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, a slew of kids, and a couple of cats."
url: "https://www.myalloy.com/author/rachel-baker"
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# Rachel Baker

*Author*

Rachel Baker is a writer, editor, and media consultant who spent her career on staff at *Elle* and *New York* magazine before becoming a free agent. She's the cofounder of the [Spread], a weekly newsletter about the best women's media in a post-newsstand world, and the founder of the [Bigger Picture], about family movies. Rachel now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, a slew of kids, and a couple of cats. 

Rachel Baker is a writer, editor, and media consultant who spent her career on staff at *Elle* and *New York* magazine before becoming a free agent. She's the cofounder of the [Spread](https://www.thespread.media/), a weekly newsletter about the best women's media in a post-newsstand world, and the founder of the [Bigger Picture](https://www.thebiggerpicture.family/), about family movies. Rachel now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband, a slew of kids, and a couple of cats. 

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