David Abram Laventhol was an American newspaper editor and publisher at The Washington Post, Newsday and the Los Angeles Times.
11 Facts About David Laventhol
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David Laventhol was known for his work designing newspapers, most notably as first editor of the Style section of The Washington Post.
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David Laventhol was known for his shy and humble style, being called an "unlikely mogul".
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David Laventhol went to Woodrow Wilson High School, where he edited the school's paper the Beacon, and then went to Yale where he majored in English and was elected managing editor of the Yale Daily News.
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David Laventhol graduated in 1957 and later received a master's from the University of Minnesota in 1960.
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David Laventhol joined the St Petersberg Times in 1957 as a reporter, and after taking a break for a master's degree, became national news editor before going to the New York Herald Tribune as city editor in 1963.
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David Laventhol then moved to Newsday in 1969, soon becoming editor under publisher Bill Moyers.
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David Laventhol rose to publisher in 1978 and launched a New York City edition in 1985.
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Newsday was at that time owned by the Times-Mirror corporation, and David Laventhol moved to California 1989 as publisher of the Los Angeles Times and president of the corporation.
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David Laventhol was a strong advocate of press freedom, and had a long association with the International Press Institute, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the Pulitzer Prize committee, chairing each of these at various periods.
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David Laventhol is known for his long role in promoting press freedom in South Africa.