Joseph Kahn (journalist)

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Joe Kahn
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Born (1964-08-19) August 19, 1964 (age 60)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education Harvard University (BA, MA)
Relatives Leo Kahn (father)

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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Education

Kahn attended Middlesex School as a boarding student, [2] serving as editor-in-chief of both the school newspaper and its literary magazine before graduating in 1983. [3] He attended Harvard University as an undergraduate, where he earned a bachelor's degree in American history in 1987 and served as president of The Harvard Crimson . [4] In 1990, he received a master's degree in East Asian studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. [1]

Career

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. [5]

In 2006, Kahn and Jim Yardley won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting [6] for the Times covering rule of law in China, including their coverage of the detention of American-Chinese entrepreneur David Ji.

Kahn was assistant masthead editor for International at the New York Times from 2014 to September 2016. [7] 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. [8]

Personal life

Kahn's grandparents on his father's side were Jewish from Lithuanian. His mother's parents were immigrants from Ireland. Kahn is the eldest child of Dorothy Davidson and Leo Kahn (1916–2011), [9] [10] founder of the Purity Supreme supermarket chain in New England and co-founder of the global office supply chain Staples. [11] 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.
  2. ↑ Grynbaum, Michael M. (April 19, 2022). "A Quiet Intensity, Matched with Big Ambitions". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1732289190/mxschooledu/tkarhavwtllxhbgnhvuu/MXBulletinFall2024.pdf
  4. ↑ The Harvard Crimson: Editor For This Issue; 1986, July 1st.
  5. ↑ Kristof, Nicholas D. (June 20, 1989). "Chinese Premier Says More Arrests Are Expected". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Pulitzer Prizes".
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Martin, Douglas (May 12, 2011). "Leo Kahn, Trailblazer in Big-Box Retailing, Dies at 94". The New York Times . Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  10. ↑ Kampeas, Ron (April 20, 2022). "New York Times makes Joseph Kahn its 5th Jewish executive editor since 1964". The Times of Israel .
  11. ↑ Marquard, Bryan (May 13, 2011). "Kind-hearted entrepreneur Leo Kahn dies". Boston.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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