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Tony Karon is a South African-born journalist and former anti-apartheid activist. He became a senior online executive producer for Al Jazeera America in 2013. He was formerly the Senior Editor at Time.com. [1]

He is originally from Cape Town, South Africa, and moved to New York City in 1993. [2] He studied at the University of Cape Town, and in the 1980s, he was a prominent anti-apartheid activist in student movement NUSAS.

He joined TIME Magazine in 1997, and was a senior editor for close to 20 years, providing commentary on world affairs. [1] He had previously worked as an activist for the banned African National Congress in South Africa. In April 2013, he was employed as a senior online executive producer of Al Jazeera's new all-digital video channel, AJ+. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Biography". Time . 7 October 2003. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
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  3. "Andrea Stone and Tony Karon to Join al Jazeera America". Al Jazeera America.
  4. "Tony Karon". Al Jazeera America. 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2023.