Bill Keller to Write for The New York Times Op-Ed Page, Sunday Magazine and Other Sections of the Paper.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2001 Bill Keller
Bill Keller (born January 18, 1949) is executive editor of The New York Times. , currently the managing editor of The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, will become an Op-Ed columnist and senior writer for The New York Times Magazine as well as other areas of the newspaper in the fall. His column will appear alternate weeks on the Op-Ed page. "In his four years as managing editor, Bill has been instrumental in enhancing the quality of our news report," said Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., publisher of The New York Times and chairman of The New York Times Company. "With his deep knowledge of the issues of the day and his commitment to the highest journalistic standards, he has distinguished himself as a reporter and an editor. Bill is an extraordinary writer whose insight and commentary will enrich our Op-Ed pages and magazine." "This is the closest thing I can imagine to a writer's dream job," Mr. Keller said. "It comes with two of the best venues in journalism - The Times Magazine and the Op-Ed page - and license to follow my curiosity wherever it leads." Mr. Keller, 52, joined The New York Times in 1984 as a Washington correspondent. In 1986 he transferred to Moscow, where he was promoted to bureau chief in 1989. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Soviet Union that year. He became Johannesburg bureau chief in 1992 and foreign editor in 1995. Before joining The Times, Mr. Keller had been a reporter for The Dallas Times Herald The Dallas Times Herald, founded in 1888 by a merger of the Dallas Times and the Dallas Herald, was once one of two major daily newspapers serving the Dallas, Texas (USA) area. , the Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report in Washington and The Oregonian in Portland. He graduated from Pomona College with a B.A. degree in 1970 and completed the Advanced Management Program at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School is the business school of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1881 through a donation of Joseph Wharton, making it the world’s oldest business school. in July 2000. The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ), a leading media company with 2000 revenues of $3.5 billion, publishes The New York Times, The New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. Boston Globe and 15 other newspapers; owns eight network-affiliated television stations and two New York radio stations; and has more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com and Boston.com. In 2001 the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's list of America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. . In October 2000 the Company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's survey of the Global Most Admired Companies. The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This press release can be downloaded from www.nytco.com |
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