Jonathan Landman
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Jonathan I. Landman is an American
journalist and deputy managing editor at The New York Times
. Landman became deputy managing editor responsible for digital journalism for The Times in August 2005. He had become assistant managing editor and member of The Times masthead in May 2005. Prior to that, Landman had been acting culture editor from 2004 to 2005. Previously, he was the assistant managing editor for enterprise from 2003 to 2004. Landman had been metropolitan editor of The Times since 1999 and editor of The Times' Week in Review section since 1994. Before that, he served as deputy editor of the Washington bureau since 1992; assistant editor in Washington from 1991; assistant metropolitan editor from 1990 and assistant national editor from 1989. Landman joined The Times as a copy editor in 1987.
For six months, in 1995, he was acting Sunday business editor, supervising the creation of the new Money & Business section and for six months, in 1996, he was acting deputy metro editor.
Prior to joining The Times, Landman was deputy city editor at the New York Daily News
from 1985 until 1987. He was a reporter at Newsday
, where he covered Suffolk County
, in 1984 and 1985. He was a reporter covering education, city hall and investigative news stories at The Chicago Sun-Times from 1979 until 1984. He was also assistant city editor there. Landman worked at The Ford Foundation
in 1978 and 1979 as assistant to Fred W. Friendly
, who was the program advisor of communications. He was assistant editor at Scholastic Magazines from 1975 until 1977.
Born in New York City
on November 14, 1952, Landman received a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in American history from Amherst College
, Amherst, Massachusetts in 1974 and an M.S. degree in journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
in 1978. He is a member of the Amherst College Board of Trustees. Landman is married and has two children. He is a member of the faculty at The Writer's Institute of The Graduate Center at City University of New York
.
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journalist and deputy managing editor at 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...
. Landman became deputy managing editor responsible for digital journalism for The Times in August 2005. He had become assistant managing editor and member of The Times masthead in May 2005. Prior to that, Landman had been acting culture editor from 2004 to 2005. Previously, he was the assistant managing editor for enterprise from 2003 to 2004. Landman had been metropolitan editor of The Times since 1999 and editor of The Times
For six months, in 1995, he was acting Sunday business editor, supervising the creation of the new Money & Business section and for six months, in 1996, he was acting deputy metro editor.
Prior to joining The Times, Landman was deputy city editor at the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
from 1985 until 1987. He was a reporter at Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
, where he covered Suffolk County
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
, in 1984 and 1985. He was a reporter covering education, city hall and investigative news stories at The Chicago Sun-Times from 1979 until 1984. He was also assistant city editor there. Landman worked at The Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
in 1978 and 1979 as assistant to Fred W. Friendly
Fred W. Friendly
Fred W. Friendly was a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now...
, who was the program advisor of communications. He was assistant editor at Scholastic Magazines from 1975 until 1977.
Born in New York City
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on November 14, 1952, Landman received a B.A. degree, magna cum laude, in American history from Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
, Amherst, Massachusetts in 1974 and an M.S. degree in journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia 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...
in 1978. He is a member of the Amherst College Board of Trustees. Landman is married and has two children. He is a member of the faculty at The Writer's Institute of The Graduate Center at City University of New York
City University of New York
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.