Davan Maharaj | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | University of Tennessee, Yale University |
Occupation | Journalist |
Employer | Los Angeles Times (former) |
Awards | Ernie Pyle Award for Human Interest Writing (2005) |
Davan Maharaj (born in Trinidad and Tobago) is a journalist and the former editor-in-chief and publisher of the Los Angeles Times.
Maharaj was born in Trinidad and Tobago. [1] [2] 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. [3] He started his career at the Los Angeles Times as an intern in 1989, subsequently working as a reporter in Los Angeles, Orange County, and East Africa. He won the 2005 Ernie Pyle Award for Human Interest Writing. [4]
In December 2011, Maharaj was named editor and executive vice president of the Times. [5] In March 2016, he was named editor-in-chief and publisher. [6]
In December 2016, Los Angeles Magazine published an in-depth report that was a disturbing exposure of Maharaj's methods managing the Times. [7] [8]
In August 2017, Jim Kirk and Ross Levinsohn replaced Maharaj as editor and publisher, respectively, of the Times. [9]