Susan Chira
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Susan Deborah Chira is an American
journalist. She has been foreign editor of The New York Times
since 2004.
She was raised in Rye, NY and attended Phillips Andover Academy, in Andover, MA
, where she graduated in 1976. She received her BA at Harvard University
in 1980, graduating summa cum laude. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
While at Harvard, she was the president of the Harvard Crimson
.
Chira joined The New York Times
in 1981. She was the Times 's correspondent and then bureau chief in Tokyo
from 1984 to 1989.
She has also been:
. They have two children, Eliza and Jay.
United States
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journalist. She has been foreign editor of 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 2004.
She was raised in Rye, NY and attended Phillips Andover Academy, in Andover, MA
Andover, Massachusetts
Andover is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1646 and as of the 2010 census, the population was 33,201...
, where she graduated in 1976. She received her BA at Harvard University
Harvard 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 1980, graduating summa cum laude. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
While at Harvard, she was the president of the Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson, the daily student newspaper of Harvard University, was founded in 1873. It is the only daily newspaper in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and is run entirely by Harvard College undergraduates...
.
Chira joined 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...
in 1981. She was the Times 's correspondent and then bureau chief in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
from 1984 to 1989.
She has also been:
- metropolitan reporter at bureaus in AlbanyAlbany, New YorkAlbany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
and StamfordStamford, ConnecticutStamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England... - national education correspondent
- deputy editor, Foreign desk
- editor, The Week in Review
- editorial director of book development
Family
Chira is married to Michael Shapiro, a professor at Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismColumbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
. They have two children, Eliza and Jay.