Peter Kaplan is the former Editor-In-Chief of the New York Observer

New York Observer

The New York Observer is a weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987, by Arthur L. Carter, a very successful former investment banker with publishing interests. The Observer focuses on the city's culture, real estate, the media, politics and the entertainment and...

, a weekly newspaper. He wrote the introduction to the book The Kingdom of New York.

He most recently worked as the editorial director of Fairchild Publications' Fairchild Fashion Group, where he oversaw Women's Wear Daily

Women's Wear Daily

Women's Wear Daily is a fashion-industry trade journal sometimes called "the bible of fashion." WWD delivers information and intelligence on changing trends and breaking news in the fashion, beauty and retail industries with a readership composed largely of retailers, designers, manufacturers,...

, Footwear News, Menswear, the newly formed Fairchild books division, and other ventures.

Media appearances

On November 6, 2009, Kaplan appeared on The Charlie Rose Show where he discussed the future of newspapers with regards to the Web, the Internet, and mobile devices such as the Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle

The Amazon Kindle is an e-book reader developed by Amazon.com subsidiary Lab126 which uses wireless connectivity to enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other digital media...

, and Apple's iPad

IPad

The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., primarily as a platform for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. The iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010 by Apple's then-CEO Steve Jobs. Its size and...

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External links

• The New York Observer Official Web Site