Andrew Rosenthal
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Andrew Rosenthal is an American
journalist and editorial page editor of The New York Times
. Rosenthal is in charge of the paper's opinion pages, both in the newspaper and online. He oversees the editorial board, the Letters and Op-Ed departments, as well as the Editorial and Op-Ed sections of NYTimes.com. The New York Times maintains a separation between the editorial department of the paper and the news department. Rosenthal answers directly to the publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.
Rosenthal is the son of the former New York Times executive editor A.M. Rosenthal.
Andrew Rosenthal became editorial page editor on January 8, 2007. He had previously been deputy editorial page editor since September 2003. Prior to that, Rosenthal had served as assistant managing editor for news and foreign editor of the Times. He also served as national editor for six months in 2000, supervising coverage of the presidential elections and the post-election day recount, and as Washington editor. As a Washington correspondent, Rosenthal covered the Bush administration, the 1988 and 1992 presidential elections and the Persian Gulf War
.
Prior to joining the Times in March 1987, Rosenthal worked at the Associated Press
, where he served as Moscow bureau chief. Rosenthal graduated from the University of Denver
with a B.A. degree in American history in 1978.
According to his Times biography, in 1964 Rosenthal won the 3rd Grade Spelling Bee at Public School 183 in Manhattan
, on the word "necessary."
United States
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journalist and editorial page editor of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. Rosenthal is in charge of the paper's opinion pages, both in the newspaper and online. He oversees the editorial board, the Letters and Op-Ed departments, as well as the Editorial and Op-Ed sections of NYTimes.com. The New York Times maintains a separation between the editorial department of the paper and the news department. Rosenthal answers directly to the publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr.
Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr. became the publisher of The New York Times in 1992 and chairman of the board of its owner, The New York Times Company, in 1997, succeeding his father, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger...
Rosenthal is the son of the former New York Times executive editor A.M. Rosenthal.
Andrew Rosenthal became editorial page editor on January 8, 2007. He had previously been deputy editorial page editor since September 2003. Prior to that, Rosenthal had served as assistant managing editor for news and foreign editor of the Times. He also served as national editor for six months in 2000, supervising coverage of the presidential elections and the post-election day recount, and as Washington editor. As a Washington correspondent, Rosenthal covered the Bush administration, the 1988 and 1992 presidential elections and the Persian Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
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Prior to joining the Times in March 1987, Rosenthal worked at the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
, where he served as Moscow bureau chief. Rosenthal graduated from the University of Denver
University of Denver
The University of Denver is currently ranked 82nd among all public and private "National Universities" by U.S. News & World Report in the 2012 rankings....
with a B.A. degree in American history in 1978.
According to his Times biography, in 1964 Rosenthal won the 3rd Grade Spelling Bee at Public School 183 in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, on the word "necessary."
External links
- List of all current members of The New York Times editorial board, with capsule biographies
- Rosenthal moderates extended political discussion with David Brooks, Maureen Dowd and Frank Rich, New York Times video, July 17, 2006
- Talk to the Times - Andrew Rosenthal answers readers' questions, The New York Times, September 24–28, 2007