Joseph Kahn (journalist)

Joseph F. Kahn (born August 19, 1964) is an American journalist who currently serves as managing editor of The New York Times and has been named as the newspaper's new executive editor, starting in June 2022.[1][2]

Joe Kahn
Joseph F. Kahn
Born (1964-08-19) August 19, 1964
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, MA)
RelativesLeo Kahn (father)

Biography

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.[3] In 1990, he received a master's degree in East Asian studies from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.[4]

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.[4] 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.

Kahn was assistant masthead editor for International at The Times from 2014 to September 2016.[7]

Personal life

Kahn is the eldest child of Dorothy Davidson and Leo Kahn (1916–2011),[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.[10]

References
  1. Administrator. "ALS Symposium Participant Bios - Michigan Law School Asia Law Society". Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2008.
  2. Fischer, Sara (April 19, 2022). "The New York Times names Joseph Kahn as next executive editor". Axios. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  3. The Harvard Crimson: Editor For This Issue; 1986, July 1st.
  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.
  5. Kristof, Nicholas D.; Times, Special To the New York (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. Martin, Douglas (May 12, 2011). "Leo Kahn, Trailblazer in Big-Box Retailing, Dies at 94". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
  9. Marquard, Bryan (May 13, 2011). "Kind-hearted entrepreneur Leo Kahn dies". Boston.com. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  10. Grynbaum, Michael M., and Windolf, Jim, Joe Kahn Is Named Next Executive Editor of The New York Times, the New York Times, April 19, 2022


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