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'''Susan Deborah Chira''' (born May 18, 1958, in [[Manhattan]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/ask_reporters/Susan_Chira.html|title=Ask a Reporter Q&A: Susan Chira |date=2002|work=The New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015031724/http://nytimes.com/learning/students/ask_reporters/Susan_Chira.html |archive-date=October 15, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American journalist. She is the editor-in-chief of [[The Marshall Project]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/03/25/susan-chira-named-editor-in-chief-of-the-marshall-project|title = Susan Chira Named Editor-in-Chief of the Marshall Project|date = 25 March 2019}}</ref> Previously, Chira was a senior correspondent and editor covering gender for ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/17/business/media/new-york-times-reinstates-managing-editor-role-appoints-joseph-kahn.html?mcubz=0|title = New York Times Reinstates Managing Editor Role and Appoints Joseph Kahn|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 16 September 2016|last1 = Ember|first1 = Sydney}}</ref> From September 2014 until September 2016, she was a deputy executive editor of the newspaper and oversaw its news report.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/25/business/new-york-times-promotes-editors-in-change-of-leadership-structure.html?mcubz=0|title = New York Times Expands Newsroom Leadership to Address Shifts in Industry|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 24 September 2014|last1 = Somaiya|first1 = Ravi}}</ref> She was previously the assistant managing editor for news,<ref name="chira_ame_nyt">[http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/times-makes-masthead-promotions/ ''Times Makes Masthead Promotions'']</ref> and was the ''Times''<nowiki/>'s foreign news editor from 2004 to 2011.
'''Susan Deborah Chira''' (born in [[New York City]]) is an [[United States|American]] journalist. She has been foreign editor of ''[[The New York Times]]'' since 2004.


She was raised in Rye, NY and attended [[Phillips Andover Academy]], in [[Andover, Massachusetts|Andover, MA]], where she graduated in 1977. She received her BA at [[Harvard University]] in 1981, graduating summa cum laude. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
She was raised in [[Rye, New York]], and attended [[Phillips Academy Andover]] in [[Andover, Massachusetts]], where she graduated in 1976. She received her [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Harvard University]] in 1980, graduating [[summa cum laude]]. She is a member of [[Phi Beta Kappa]].


While at Harvard, she was an editor of the ''[[The Harvard Crimson|Harvard Crimson]]''.
While at Harvard, Chira was the president of the ''[[The Harvard Crimson|Harvard Crimson]]''.


Chira joined ''[[The New York Times]]'' in 1981. She was the ''Times'' 's correspondent and then bureau chief in [[Tokyo]] from 1984 to 1989.
Chira joined ''The New York Times'' in 1981. She was the ''Times''<nowiki/>'s correspondent and then bureau chief in [[Tokyo]] from 1984 to 1989.


She has also been the metropolitan reporter at bureaus in [[Albany, New York]], and [[Stamford, Connecticut]], national education correspondent, deputy editor of the Foreign desk, editor of ''The Week in Review'',<ref name="askareporter_chira">[https://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/ask_reporters/Susan_Chira.html ''The New York Times Ask a Reporter Q&A - Susan Chira'']</ref> and editorial director of book development. In May 2018, following a stint as an editor covering gender issues, she was named interim Metro editor following the resignation of Wendell Jamieson.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/business/times-metro-editor-accused.html|title=Women Said to Accuse Times Editor Who Resigned of Inappropriate Behavior|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2 May 2018|last1=Hsu|first1=Tiffany}}</ref> She served in that post until the appointment of [[Clifford J. Levy]] to the position two months later.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/business/media/new-york-times-names-cliff-levy-metro-editor.html|title=New York Times Names Cliff Levy as Its New Metro Editor|newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 July 2018|last1=Grynbaum|first1=Michael M.}}</ref>
She has also been:

* metropolitan reporter at bureaus in [[Albany, New York|Albany]] and [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]]
She shared the 2018 [[Gerald Loeb Award]] for Investigative Journalism for her reporting on the [[sexual predator]] allegations against film producer [[Harvey Weinstein]] that led to the [[Me Too movement]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/new-york-times-reporting-led-jodi-kantor-and-megan-twohey-and-new-yorker-reporting-ronan |title=The New York Times, for reporting led by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, and The New Yorker, for reporting by Ronan Farrow |website=[[The Pulitzer Prizes]] |access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name="LOEB-2018">{{Cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ucla-anderson-school-of-management-announces-2018-gerald-loeb-award-winners-300672056.html |title=UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2018 Gerald Loeb Award Winners |date=June 25, 2018 |website=PR Newswire |access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref>
* national education correspondent
* deputy editor, Foreign desk
* editor, The Week in Review<ref name="askareporter_chira">[http://www.nytimes.com/learning/students/ask_reporters/Susan_Chira.html ''The New York Times Ask a Reporter Q&A - Susan Chira]</ref>
* editorial director of book development


==Family==
==Family==
Chira is married to Michael Shapiro<ref>" Michael Shapiro Wed To Susan Chira in Rye." ''The New York Times'', 3 September 1984.</ref>, a professor at [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]]. They have two children, Eliza and Jay.
Chira is married to Michael Shapiro,<ref>" [https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/03/style/michael-shapiro-wed-to-susan-chira-in-rye.html Michael Shapiro Wed To Susan Chira in Rye]." ''The New York Times'', 3 September 1984.</ref> a professor at [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]]. They have two children, Eliza and Jonathan.


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* ''A Mother's Place: Taking the Debate About Working Mothers Beyond Guilt and Blame.'' New York: Harper, 1998. ISBN 0060173270 ISBN 978-0060173272
* ''A Mother's Place: Taking the Debate About Working Mothers Beyond Guilt and Blame.'' New York: Harper, 1998. {{ISBN|0-06-017327-0}} {{ISBN|978-0060173272}}
* ''Cautious Revolutionaries: Occupation Planners and Japan's Post-War Land Reform.'' Agricultural Policy Research Center, 1982. ASIN: B0006EBHJS
* ''Cautious Revolutionaries: Occupation Planners and Japan's Post-War Land Reform.'' Agricultural Policy Research Center, 1982. ASIN: B0006EBHJS


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Latest revision as of 15:52, 1 October 2024

Susan Deborah Chira
Chira at the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes
Born (1958-05-18) May 18, 1958 (age 66)
New York City, U.S.
Statusmarried
Occupation(s)journalist and author
Notable credit(s)The New York Times; A Mother's Place (book)
SpouseMichael Shapiro
Childrentwo
AwardsGerald Loeb Award
2018

Susan Deborah Chira (born May 18, 1958, in Manhattan)[1] is an American journalist. She is the editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project.[2] Previously, Chira was a senior correspondent and editor covering gender for The New York Times.[3] From September 2014 until September 2016, she was a deputy executive editor of the newspaper and oversaw its news report.[4] She was previously the assistant managing editor for news,[5] and was the Times's foreign news editor from 2004 to 2011.

She was raised in Rye, New York, and attended Phillips Academy Andover in Andover, Massachusetts, where she graduated in 1976. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University in 1980, graduating summa cum laude. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

While at Harvard, Chira was the president of the Harvard Crimson.

Chira joined The New York Times in 1981. She was the Times's correspondent and then bureau chief in Tokyo from 1984 to 1989.

She has also been the metropolitan reporter at bureaus in Albany, New York, and Stamford, Connecticut, national education correspondent, deputy editor of the Foreign desk, editor of The Week in Review,[6] and editorial director of book development. In May 2018, following a stint as an editor covering gender issues, she was named interim Metro editor following the resignation of Wendell Jamieson.[7] She served in that post until the appointment of Clifford J. Levy to the position two months later.[8]

She shared the 2018 Gerald Loeb Award for Investigative Journalism for her reporting on the sexual predator allegations against film producer Harvey Weinstein that led to the Me Too movement.[9][10]

Family

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Chira is married to Michael Shapiro,[11] a professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. They have two children, Eliza and Jonathan.

Bibliography

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  • A Mother's Place: Taking the Debate About Working Mothers Beyond Guilt and Blame. New York: Harper, 1998. ISBN 0-06-017327-0 ISBN 978-0060173272
  • Cautious Revolutionaries: Occupation Planners and Japan's Post-War Land Reform. Agricultural Policy Research Center, 1982. ASIN: B0006EBHJS

Notes

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  1. ^ "Ask a Reporter Q&A: Susan Chira". The New York Times. 2002. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009.
  2. ^ "Susan Chira Named Editor-in-Chief of the Marshall Project". 25 March 2019.
  3. ^ Ember, Sydney (16 September 2016). "New York Times Reinstates Managing Editor Role and Appoints Joseph Kahn". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Somaiya, Ravi (24 September 2014). "New York Times Expands Newsroom Leadership to Address Shifts in Industry". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Times Makes Masthead Promotions
  6. ^ The New York Times Ask a Reporter Q&A - Susan Chira
  7. ^ Hsu, Tiffany (2 May 2018). "Women Said to Accuse Times Editor Who Resigned of Inappropriate Behavior". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Grynbaum, Michael M. (31 July 2018). "New York Times Names Cliff Levy as Its New Metro Editor". The New York Times.
  9. ^ "The New York Times, for reporting led by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, and The New Yorker, for reporting by Ronan Farrow". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  10. ^ "UCLA Anderson School of Management Announces 2018 Gerald Loeb Award Winners". PR Newswire. June 25, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  11. ^ " Michael Shapiro Wed To Susan Chira in Rye." The New York Times, 3 September 1984.


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