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David Binder (American Journalist)
David binder | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 22, 1931 |
| Status | Retired |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University, A.B.(cum laude), 1953; University of Cologne,graduate study,1953-54 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Author |
| Spouse | Helga Wagner (1959-present) |
| Children | Julia, Andrea, Alena |
David Binder, (born February 22 1931), is a British-born journalist and author. He was a reporter for the New York Times from 1961 to 2004, serving as Berlin Corespondent in 1961; Balkans correspondent 1963-1966; Germany Correspondent 1967-1973; [[Wsshington D.C.|Washington Correspondent, 1973-2004. He also wrote several books: Berlin East and West, 1963; The other German-Willy Brandt's life and times, 1976; and chapters of New york times books: America's Race to the Moon, 1962; Abbout Men, 1987; The Science Times Book of Birds; 1997 Science Times Book of Fish, 1997; Scientists at W, 2000 and has wriiten several books. He has contributed to several magazines, including Reporter, Nation, New Republic, and "Foreign Policy" He is professionally interested in small nations[1] In 2001 he was awarded by the Romanian Cultural Foundation "for exceptional contributions" involving "major contributions for the better knowledge of Romanian culture and civilization in the world."[2] He is retired, but is serving on the editorial advisory board of the Mediterranean Quarterly.
Early Life
Binder was born on February 22, 1931, in London, England along with his twin sister Deborah, to American parents Carrol (a Newspaperman), and Dorothy (Walton) Binder. He was raised in Highland Park, Illinois Chicago until the age of 13, when he attended a Quaker boarding school in Pennsylvania. He graduated from Harvard, before going to the University of Cologne to study on Fulbright Fellowship. There he was a assistant at the Salzburg Seminar in Austria summer of 1953.
Career
- Carbondale Free Press-Southern-Illinoisan (summer, 1951)
- Lousiville Times, Reporter (1954-56)
- Institute of Current World Affairs, fellow in Germany, (1957-59)
- Daily Mail, Reporter in Berlin, (1959-60)
- Minneapolis Tribune, copy editor, (1960-61)
- The New york Times, Reporter, (1961-2004)
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