Amir Mizroch
Amir Mizroch (born December 6, 1975) is an Israeli journalist and Technology Editor, Europe, The Middle East and Africa at The Wall Street Journal, based in London. He presents a current affairs radio show on TLV1. Formerly, he was editor of the English Edition of Israel Hayom, the nation's most widely circulated daily newspaper. He was formerly the Executive Editor and News Editor of The Jerusalem Post..
Early life and education
Mizroch was born in Israel and raised in South Africa, returning to Israel in 2000 after college. He has a Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies from Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.
Career
Mizroch first worked as an investigative news producer at the Mail & Guardian television in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2002 he joined the The Jerusalem Post, serving as Managing Editor of the paper's website jpost.com. He was News Editor from 2004 to April 2010. On April 21 he was promoted to Executive Editor. Apart from directing the newspaper's news coverage and editing much of the 'Post's content, Mizroch wrote stories and analysis for the paper on a regular basis. He resigned in February 2011. He joined Israel Hayom in April 2011, and left in November 2013.
He keeps his own blog called Forecast Highs. He is also a frequent contributor to the Danger Room blog of Wired Magazine.
On 16 January 2014, it was announced that he will be joining The Wall Street Journal as Technology Editor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[1][2]
Honors
- He was given a Certificate of Merit award for Journalism from the B'nai B'rith World Center for his [2] blog on American Jewish communities.[3]
- He was selected for the Bertelsmann Stiftung German Israeli Young Leaders Exchange program[4]
References
- Moderator for Do The Write Thing 2006 Program at GA
- What was Bielski thinking when he talked about American Jews?[dead link]
Articles
- The weather is with Hamas[dead link] The Jerusalem Post Dec 31, 2008
- Analysis: An unforgivable act in an unforgiving situation[dead link] The Jerusalem Post Dec 18, 2008
- Jews Lost and Found in India[dead link]
- How Free Explains Israel's Flotilla Fiasco June 2, 2010
External links
- Forecast Highs
- Ten Lost Tribes Blog[dead link] (Jerusalem Post website)
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