Peter Osnos was born in India to a Jewish refugee family from Warsaw, Poland.
12 Facts About Peter Osnos
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Peter Osnos is the son of Joseph Osnos and Marta Osnos, who later settled in New York.
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Peter Osnos graduated from Brandeis University and the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism.
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In 1965, Osnos began his journalism career as an editorial assistant to investigative journalist I F Stone on his weekly newsletter.
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From 1966 to 1984, Peter Osnos worked for The Washington Post; he was a foreign correspondent in Vietnam, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom, and he served as foreign editor and national editor.
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Peter Osnos was a regular commentator for National Public Radio's Morning Edition and co-host of Communique.
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Peter Osnos served as Publisher and CEO until 2005 and, then, as Consulting Editor until December 31,2020.
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Peter Osnos was the editor of a book of biographical essays, titled George Soros: A Life in Full, published in March 2022.
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Peter Osnos has served on the board of directors of Human Rights Watch, and, from 2005 to 2009, he was executive director of The Caravan Project, a non-profit organization that supported the simultaneous publishing of books in audio, digital, and print formats.
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Peter Osnos was Vice-Chairman of the Columbia Journalism Review from 2007 to 2012.
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Peter Osnos is a daughter of diplomat Albert W Sherer Jr.
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Peter Osnos has two children: Katherine Osnos Sanford and journalist Evan Osnos; and five grandchildren.