Peter R. May
Peter Robert Kann (* 1942 in Princeton , New Jersey ) is an American entrepreneur and journalist. He was the chairman of the board of directors of Dow Jones & Company , the publisher of The Wall Street Journal , and editorial director for all of the publisher's publications.
Life
He studied politics at Harvard University . There he began his journalistic work as a reporter for the Harvard Crimson. In 1964 he started with the Journal. First he was a reporter in Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. He was the journal's first foreign correspondent in Vietnam from 1976, where he also reported on the Vietnam War from 1969 to 1975, partly from Hong Kong . He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for his report on the Bangladesh war between India and Pakistan in 1971. In 1976 he was appointed first editor and editor of The Asian Wall Street Journal (based in Hong Kong). After 12 years in Asia, he returned to America in 1979. There he was named Vice President of Dow Jones & Company and editor of the journal in 1980. In 1992 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . May retired in 2006.
Can sits on the board of The Asia Society , the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton , Spelman College in Atlanta and the Aspen Institute . He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Pulitzer Prize .
He is a second married to Pulitzer Prize winner Karen Elliott House , who also worked for Dow Jones. He has a daughter with his first wife.
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Web links
- Peter R. Can the nndb (English)
- Karen House and Peter Kann resume
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Can, Peter R. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Can, Peter Robert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American entrepreneur and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Princeton , USA |