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Jonathan Zerbe Larsen (born January 6, 1940) [1] is an American journalist and philanthropist who was editor-in-chief of The Village Voice from 1989 to 1994 [2] and is senior editor and board member of the news website WhoWhatWhy. [3]

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Life and career

The son of former Time Inc. President Roy Larsen, [4] he was previously a correspondent and editor of Time magazine, working as its Saigon bureau chief during the Vietnam War.

From 1974 to 1979, he was editor of New Times . After leaving journalism in the 1990s he devoted his time to environmental and charitable interests. [5] He is a trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Cambridge College (Massachusetts) and Sterling College (Vermont). [6]

Personal life

From 1985 to 2000 he was married to Jane Amsterdam, former editor of Manhattan, inc. and the New York Post , and was previously married to Katharine Wilder. [7] [5] [8]

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References

  1. Who's Who in America, 1994 . Vol. 2 (48th ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 1993. p.  2007.
  2. Walls, Jeannette (May 31, 1993). "The Village People". New York . New York Media, LLC. pp. 20–21.
  3. Baker, Russ; Collins, C.; Jonathan, Larsen (27 March 2017). "Why FBI Can't Tell All on Trump, Russia". WhoWhatWhy.
  4. "Top Editor Resigns From The Village Voice". The New York Times. 10 February 1994.
  5. 1 2 Pristin, Terry (14 November 1996). "Harnessing Horses Instead of Writers". The New York Times.
  6. "Jonathan Larsen - Sterling College". Sterling College. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  7. Who's Who in America, 2009 . Vol. 1 (63rd ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 2008. p.  2840.
  8. "Jonathan Larsen And Miss Wilder Will Be Married; Time Editor Is Fiance of Wheaton Alumna". The New York Times. April 3, 1966.