Joseph Kahn (journalist)
| Joseph Kahn | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 19, 1964 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Occupation | journalist |
| Notable credit(s) | The New York Times |
Joseph Kahn (born August 19, 1964 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American journalist who currently serves as foreign editor of The New York Times,[1] following a stint as one of the two deputy foreign editors.
From July 2003 to December 2007, Kahn was Beijing bureau chief at the Times. In 2006, he and Jim Yardley won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.[2]
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.
Kahn graduated from Harvard University in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in American history. In 1990, he received a master's degree in East Asian studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Personal
Kahn is a son of Leo Kahn (1916–2011),[3] a founder of the retail chain Staples, and Dorothy Davidson (d. 1975).
References
- ↑ Administrator. "ALS Symposium Participant Bios - Michigan Law School Asia Law Society".
- ↑ "The Pulitzer Prizes".
- ↑ Martin, Douglas (12 May 2011). "Leo Kahn, Trailblazer in Big-Box Retailing, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2012.