Joseph F. Kahn (born August 19, 1964) is an American journalist who currently serves as executive editor of The New York Times.[1]
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| Born | August 19, 1964 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA, MA) |
| Relatives | Leo Kahn (father) |
Education edit
Kahn graduated from Harvard University in 1987, where he earned a bachelor's degree in American history and served as president of The Harvard Crimson.[2] In 1990, he received a master's degree in East Asian studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.[1]
Career edit
Kahn joined the Times in January 1998, after four years as China correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. Before the Journal, he was a reporter at The Dallas Morning News, where he was part of a team of reporters awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for international reporting for their stories on violence against women around the world.[1] In June 1989, the Chinese government ordered Kahn to leave the country because he was working as a reporter while using a tourist visa.[3]
In 2006, Kahn and Jim Yardley won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting[4] for the Times covering rule of law in China.
Kahn was assistant masthead editor for International at the New York Times from 2014 to September 2016.[5] In 2016, Dean Baquet appointed him as managing editor for the Times, where in time he was recognized as Baquet's likely successor as executive editor.[6]
Personal life edit
Kahn is of Lithuanian Jewish descent and the eldest child of Dorothy Davidson and Leo Kahn (1916–2011),[7][8] founder of the Purity Supreme supermarket chain in New England and co-founder of the global office supply chain Staples.[9] Leo had been awarded a journalism degree from Columbia University, after which he briefly had worked as a reporter, prompting a continuing interest in journalism that was reflected in his frequent dissection of newspaper coverage with his son.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Grynbaum, Michael M.; Windolf, Jim (April 19, 2022). "Joe Kahn Is Named Next Executive Editor of The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ The Harvard Crimson: Editor For This Issue; 1986, July 1st.
- ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (June 20, 1989). "Chinese Premier Says More Arrests Are Expected". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes".
- ^ Ember, Sydney (September 16, 2016). "New York Times Reinstates Managing Editor Role and Appoints Joseph Kahn". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
- ^ Folkenflik, David (June 8, 2022). "The New York Times' new editor will run its biggest newsroom ever — and most outspoken". NPR. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (May 12, 2011). "Leo Kahn, Trailblazer in Big-Box Retailing, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ Kampeas, Ron (April 20, 2022). "New York Times makes Joseph Kahn its 5th Jewish executive editor since 1964". The Times of Israel.
- ^ Marquard, Bryan (May 13, 2011). "Kind-hearted entrepreneur Leo Kahn dies". Boston.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.