Ethan Bronner
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Ethan Samuel Bronner has been Jerusalem bureau chief of The New York Times
since March 2008 following four years as deputy foreign editor.
A series of articles on al Qaeda that Bronner helped edit during that time was awarded the 2001 Pulitzer Prize
for explanatory journalism. He was the paper's education editor from 1999 to 2001 and its national education correspondent from 1997 to 1999.
Bronner, a graduate of Wesleyan University
's College of Letters and the Columbia University
Graduate School of Journalism, began his journalistic career at Reuters
in 1980, reporting from London, Madrid, Brussels and Jerusalem.
He worked for The Boston Globe
from 1985 until 1997, where he started on general assignment and urban affairs. He went on to be the paper's Supreme Court
and legal affairs correspondent in Washington, D.C. and then its Middle East correspondent, based in Jerusalem.
Bronner is the author of Battle for Justice: How the Bork
Nomination Shook America (Norton, 1989), which was chosen by The New York Public Library as one of the 25 best books of 1989.
confirmed that Bronner's 20-year-old son had joined the Israeli Defense Forces. Bronner deflected criticism with the assertion that "Either you are the kind of person whose intellectual independence and journalistic integrity can be trusted to do the work we do at The Times, or you are not." New York Times ombudsman
Clark Hoyt, citing appearances, called for the New York Times to reassign Bronner to another bureau for the duration of his son's military service. The New York Times declined to do so. In March 2011, his son completed his service. He moved back to New York to work with children with special needs and attend college.
In September, 2011, a piece in the Columbia Journalism Review revealed that in 2009, a year after becoming Jerusalem correspondent for the New York Times, Bronner had joined the speakers bureau of one of Israel’s top public relations firms, Lone Star Communications. Lone Star Communications arranged speaking events for Bronner and took a commission on his fee, as well as pitched stories for him to cover. The revelation resulted in an number of articles commenting on conflicts of interests and impartiality and caused Bronner to end his relationship with Lone Star Communications.
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 March 2008 following four years as deputy foreign editor.
Biography
Bronner previously served as assistant editorial page editor of the Times, and before that worked in the paper's investigative unit, focusing on the September 11 attacks.A series of articles on al Qaeda that Bronner helped edit during that time was awarded the 2001 Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for explanatory journalism. He was the paper's education editor from 1999 to 2001 and its national education correspondent from 1997 to 1999.
Bronner, a graduate of Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
's College of Letters and the Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
Graduate School of Journalism, began his journalistic career at Reuters
Reuters
Reuters is a news agency headquartered in New York City. Until 2008 the Reuters news agency formed part of a British independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data...
in 1980, reporting from London, Madrid, Brussels and Jerusalem.
He worked for The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Boston Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993...
from 1985 until 1997, where he started on general assignment and urban affairs. He went on to be the paper's Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
and legal affairs correspondent in Washington, D.C. and then its Middle East correspondent, based in Jerusalem.
Bronner is the author of Battle for Justice: How the Bork
Robert Bork
Robert Heron Bork is an American legal scholar who has advocated the judicial philosophy of originalism. Bork formerly served as Solicitor General, Acting Attorney General, and judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...
Nomination Shook America (Norton, 1989), which was chosen by The New York Public Library as one of the 25 best books of 1989.
Controversies
In February, 2010, New York Times executive editor Bill KellerBill Keller
Bill Keller is a writer for the The New York Times, of which Keller was the executive editor from July 2003 until September 2011. On June 2, 2011, Keller announced that he would step down from the position to become a full-time writer...
confirmed that Bronner's 20-year-old son had joined the Israeli Defense Forces. Bronner deflected criticism with the assertion that "Either you are the kind of person whose intellectual independence and journalistic integrity can be trusted to do the work we do at The Times, or you are not." New York Times ombudsman
Ombudsman
An ombudsman is a person who acts as a trusted intermediary between an organization and some internal or external constituency while representing not only but mostly the broad scope of constituent interests...
Clark Hoyt, citing appearances, called for the New York Times to reassign Bronner to another bureau for the duration of his son's military service. The New York Times declined to do so. In March 2011, his son completed his service. He moved back to New York to work with children with special needs and attend college.
In September, 2011, a piece in the Columbia Journalism Review revealed that in 2009, a year after becoming Jerusalem correspondent for the New York Times, Bronner had joined the speakers bureau of one of Israel’s top public relations firms, Lone Star Communications. Lone Star Communications arranged speaking events for Bronner and took a commission on his fee, as well as pitched stories for him to cover. The revelation resulted in an number of articles commenting on conflicts of interests and impartiality and caused Bronner to end his relationship with Lone Star Communications.
External links
- Archived articles at The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe 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...