Steven Erlanger
Encyclopedia
Steven J. Erlanger is an American
journalist who has been the Paris
bureau chief for The New York Times
since 2008. Erlanger joined the Times in September 1987.
Erlanger became the Times bureau chief in Paris, succeeding Elaine Sciolino
, in March 2008.
in 1974 with an A.B. in political philosophy, Erlanger was a teaching fellow at Harvard from 1975 to 1983. Concurrent with this billet, he was an editor and correspondent for the Boston Globe beginning in 1976, where he served on the national and foreign desks, covered the Iran Revolution and Solidarity in Poland and was the European correspondent based in London from 1983-1987.He has written for numerous magazines, including The Spectator, The Economist, The New Republic, the Financial Times, The New Statesman, the Columbia Journalism Review, and The National Interest.
Erlanger's previous posts at the Times include:
in 1970.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
journalist who has been the Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
bureau chief for 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...
since 2008. Erlanger joined the Times in September 1987.
Erlanger became the Times bureau chief in Paris, succeeding Elaine Sciolino
Elaine Sciolino
Elaine Sciolino is a Paris correspondent and former Paris bureau chief for The New York Times, writing from France since 2002.-Biography:...
, in March 2008.
Career
After graduating magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard CollegeHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1974 with an A.B. in political philosophy, Erlanger was a teaching fellow at Harvard from 1975 to 1983. Concurrent with this billet, he was an editor and correspondent for the Boston Globe beginning in 1976, where he served on the national and foreign desks, covered the Iran Revolution and Solidarity in Poland and was the European correspondent based in London from 1983-1987.He has written for numerous magazines, including The Spectator, The Economist, The New Republic, the Financial Times, The New Statesman, the Columbia Journalism Review, and The National Interest.
Erlanger's previous posts at the Times include:
- Metropolitan reporter (1987–1988)
- Southeast Asia correspondent and BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
bureau chief (October 1988 - May 1991) - MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
correspondent (March 1992 - 1994) and bureau chief (May 1994 - January 1996) - Chief diplomatic correspondent, based in WashingtonWashington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
(January 1996 - January 1999) - Bureau chief for Central Europe and the BalkansBalkansThe Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
, based in PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
(January 1999 - 2001) - BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
bureau chief (August 2001 - 2002) - Cultural news editor (December 2002 - June 2004)
- Jerusalem bureau chief (2004–2008)
Awards
- 1981 - Robert Livingston Award for international reporting for a series of articles about Eastern Europe
- 2000 - German Marshall FundGerman Marshall FundThe German Marshall Fund of the United States is a nonpartisan American public policy and grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting greater cooperation and understanding between North America and Europe....
’s Peter Weitz Prize for excellence and originality in reporting and analyzing European and transatlantic affairs - 2001 - ASNEAmerican Society of Newspaper EditorsThe American Society of News Editors is a membership organization for editors, producers or directors in charge of journalistic organizations or departments, deans or faculty at university journalism schools, and leaders and faculty of media-related foundations and training organizations...
's Jesse Laventhol Prize for Deadline Reporting-Individual for deadline reporting for his work in the former YugoslaviaYugoslaviaYugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... - 2002 - Shared Pullitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting with other staffers of The New York Times for work on Al Qaeda.
Personal
Erlanger is the son of Jay and Florence Erlanger, both deceased. He is married to Elisabeth Erlanger. Erlanger graduated from The Taft SchoolThe Taft School
The Taft School is a private, coeducational prep school located in Watertown, Connecticut, USA. The school was founded by Horace Dutton Taft in 1890. It has 570 students, about 470 of whom live on the campus. Taft is a member of the Ten Schools Admissions Organization...
in 1970.