Tony Karon
Tony Karon is a South African-born journalist and former anti-apartheid activist. He became a senior online executive producer for Al Jazeera America in 2013. He was formerly the Senior Editor at Time.com.[1]
Karon grew up Jewish in South Africa and identified as a Zionist.[2] He moved to New York City in 1993.[3] He studied at the University of Cape Town, and in the 1980s, he was a prominent anti-apartheid activist in student movement NUSAS.
He joined TIME Magazine in 1997, and was a senior editor for close to 20 years, providing commentary on world affairs.[1] He had previously worked as an activist for the banned African National Congress in South Africa. In April 2013, he was employed as a senior online executive producer of Al Jazeera's new all-digital video channel, AJ+.[4][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Biography". Time. 7 October 2003. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
- ↑ https://www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/why-south-africa-has-brought-the-case-against-israel/
- ↑ "Tony Karon". Atlantic Free Press. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
- ↑ "Andrea Stone and Tony Karon to Join al Jazeera America". Al Jazeera America.
- ↑ "Tony Karon". Al Jazeera America. 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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