Joshua Hammer
Encyclopedia
Joshua Hammer is an American
journalist
. He graduated from Princeton University in 1979. He was a correspondent and bureau chief for Newsweek
. While at Newsweek - he was the Nairobi Bureau Chief from 1993 to 1996, the South American Bureau Chief from 1996–1997, the Los Angeles Bureau Chief from 1997–2001, the Berlin Bureau Chief from 2000–2001, the Jerusalem Bureau Chief from 2001–2004, and the Africa Bureau Chief from 2005-2006.
He and the photographer Gary Knight
were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip
in 2001.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He graduated from Princeton University in 1979. He was a correspondent and bureau chief for Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
. While at Newsweek - he was the Nairobi Bureau Chief from 1993 to 1996, the South American Bureau Chief from 1996–1997, the Los Angeles Bureau Chief from 1997–2001, the Berlin Bureau Chief from 2000–2001, the Jerusalem Bureau Chief from 2001–2004, and the Africa Bureau Chief from 2005-2006.
He and the photographer Gary Knight
Gary Knight
Gary Knight was born in 1964 in Oakham, England and was raised in the village of Knowle in the West Midlands. He attended Arden School and Solihull Sixth Form College. He left higher education mid way through his first year and started to travel in Europe and the Middle East...
were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
in 2001.
Books
- Chosen by God: A Brother's Journey', 1999.
- A Season in Bethlehem: Unholy War in a Sacred Place, 2003.
- Yokohama Burning: The Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II, 2006.
External links
- Hammer website by Joshua Hammer - Outside Online May 2010 Issue