Los Angeles, December 14: Davan Maharaj, an Indian-origin journalist has been named as the new editor and executive vice president of the Los Angeles Times. He will take the place of Russ Stanton, under whose leadership the paper to three Pulitzer Prizes.
Maharaj is going to be the 15th editor of LA Times. Currently the managing editor of the newspaper, 49-year-old Maharaj was born in Trinidad. He holds a political science degree from Tennessee and a Masters degree in law from Yale and has worked at the paper for 22 years with a short stint in Africa.He has also been an assistant foreign editor and then business editor before becoming the paper’s managing editor in 2008. Maharaj’s series on poverty in sub-Sahara won him the 2005 Ernie Pyle award. In comments on his appointment, Maharaj said, “I am humbled and honoured and propose to push forward the newspaper in the digital and mobile space.”
Maharaj is going to be the 15th editor of LA Times. Currently the managing editor of the newspaper, 49-year-old Maharaj was born in Trinidad. He holds a political science degree from Tennessee and a Masters degree in law from Yale and has worked at the paper for 22 years with a short stint in Africa.He has also been an assistant foreign editor and then business editor before becoming the paper’s managing editor in 2008. Maharaj’s series on poverty in sub-Sahara won him the 2005 Ernie Pyle award. In comments on his appointment, Maharaj said, “I am humbled and honoured and propose to push forward the newspaper in the digital and mobile space.”