Davan Maharaj (born in
Trinidad and Tobago) is a journalist and the former
editor-in-chief and
publisher of the ''
Los Angeles Times''.
Biography
Maharaj was born in
Trinidad and Tobago. He worked as a reporter at the ''
Trinidad Express'' before moving to the United States, where he received a degree in political science from the
University of Tennessee, as well as a master's degree in law from
Yale University. He started his career at the ''
Los Angeles Times'' as an intern in 1989, subsequently working as a reporter in
Los Angeles,
Orange County
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*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
U.S. counties
*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
, and
East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa:
Due to the historical ...
. He won the 2005
Ernie Pyle Award for Human Interest Writing.
In December 2011, Maharaj was named editor and executive vice president of the ''Times''. In March 2016, he was named editor-in-chief and publisher.
In December 2016, Los Angeles Magazine published an in-depth report that was a disturbing exposure of Maharaj's methods managing the ''Times''.
In August 2017, Jim Kirk and Ross Levinsohn replaced Maharaj as editor and publisher, respectively, of the ''Times''.
Los Angeles Times
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Yale Law School alumni
University of Tennessee alumni
Los Angeles Times publishers (people)