Joshua Hammer

Joshua Hammer (born June 12, 1957) is an American journalist. He graduated from Princeton University in 1979. He was a correspondent [1] and bureau chief [2] for Newsweek. While at Newsweek - he was the Nairobi Bureau Chief from 1993 to 1996, the South American Bureau Chief from 1996–1997, the Los Angeles Bureau Chief from 1997–2001, the Berlin Bureau Chief from 2000–2001, the Jerusalem Bureau Chief[3] from 2001–2004, and the Africa Bureau Chief from 2005-2006.

He and the photographer Gary Knight were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip in 2001.[4]

Books

References

  1. ^ a b Heilbrunn, Jacob (17 September 2006). "Aftershocks". The New York Times (New York). http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/17/books/review/Heilbrunn.t.html. 
  2. ^ Murphy, Bernadette (23 September 2003). "A Season of Sorrow in Bethlehem". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles). http://articles.latimes.com/2003/sep/23/entertainment/et-book23. 
  3. ^ Gutman, Matthew (Fall 2003). "Sects in the City". The Jerusalem Post Literary Quarterly (Jerusalem). http://info.jpost.com/C003/Supplements/LQ2003/art.02.html. 
  4. ^ "Newsweek Reporter Detained By Palestinians". Newsweek. 29 May 2001. http://www.newsweek.com/id/79274/page/1. 
  5. ^ Kirsch, Jonathan (1 April 2000). "A Family Torn Apart by Its Jewishness". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles). http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/01/local/me-14895. 
  6. ^ Farah, Christopher (27 October 2003). ""A Season in Bethlehem" by Joshua Hammer". salon.com. http://www.salon.com/books/review/2003/10/27/bethlehem/. Retrieved 7 January 2010. 

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