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''' Douglas Frantz''' is an American [[investigative journalist]] and the [[Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs]]. |
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He was forced to resign as ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' Managing Editor due to his [[Armenian Genocide denial|denial of the Armenian Genocide]].<ref name="Roderick" /><ref name="latimes">[http://articles.latimes.com/2007/jun/29/business/fi-frantz29 Managing editor to leave The Times]</ref><ref name="jewishworldwatch">[http://www.jewishworldwatch.org/news/press_articles/05_04_07-1.html The Armenian Genocide Debate Pits Moral Values Against Realpolitik]</ref> |
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==Career== |
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==Life== |
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Frantz served as the Istanbul bureau chief for the ''New York Times'', managing editor of ''The Los Angeles Times'', from 2005 to 2007 and served as the Istambul Bureau chief for the New York Times. He was chief investigator for the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/08/nation/na-frantz8 | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Douglas Frantz, former Times managing editor, to be chief investigator for Senate panel | date=January 8, 2009}}</ref> He is also the former Managing Director of ''Kroll’s Business Intelligence'' Washington office.<ref>[http://www.govconexecutive.com/2011/08/pulitzer-prize-winner-douglas-frantz-joins-risk-consulting-firm-kroll/ Pulitzer Prize Winner Douglas Frantz Joins Risk Consulting Firm Kroll]</ref> |
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He graduated from [[DePauw University]] in 1971. |
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| ⚫ | He was an investigative reporter for ''The Los Angeles Times'', the ''Chicago Tribune'', and the ''New York Times''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/f/douglas_frantz/index.html | work=The New York Times | first1=Douglas | last1=Frantz | first2=Catherine | last2=Collins}}</ref> |
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He was the Istanbul bureau chief for the ''New York Times''. He was the managing editor of ''The Los Angeles Times'', from 2005 to 2007. He developed close links to the Turkish government when serving as the Istambul Bureau chief for the New York Times. |
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He was chief investigator for the [[Senate Foreign Relations Committee]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/08/nation/na-frantz8 | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Douglas Frantz, former Times managing editor, to be chief investigator for Senate panel | date=January 8, 2009}}</ref> |
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===Armenian Genocide denial=== |
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{{see also|Armenian Genocide denial}} |
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As the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' Managing Editor, Frantz blocked a story on the [[Armenian Genocide]] in April 2007 written by Mark Arax, allegedly citing the fact Arax was of Armenian descent and therefore had a biased opinion on the subject.<ref name="jewishworldwatch" /> Arax, who has published similar articles before,<ref name="Roderick">[http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2007/04/armenian_genocide_dispute.php LA Observed: Armenian genocide dispute erupts at LAT<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> has lodged a discrimination complaint and threatened a federal lawsuit. Frantz, who did not cite any specific factual errors in the article, was accused of having a bias obtained while being stationed in Istanbul, Turkey.<ref name="jewishworldwatch" /> [[Harut Sassounian]], an Armenian community leader, accused Frantz of having expressed support for [[denial of the Armenian Genocide]] and has stated he personally believed that Armenians rebelled against the Ottoman Empire, an claim commonly used to justify the killings.<ref name="Roderick"/> Arax demanded a public apology from Frantz, which he declined to comment on.<ref name="jewishworldwatch" /> Frantz resigned from the paper not long afterward on July 6th, possibly due to the mounting requests for his dismissal. He returned to Istanbul after leaving.<ref>[http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=1220 Genocide Controversy Leads L.A. Times Managing Editor To Resign<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref><ref name="latimes" /> |
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===US Government=== |
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He is the current [[Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Armenian Genocide denial]] |
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*[[Anti-Armenian sentiment#United States|Anti-Armenian sentiment in the United States]] |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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*1993; 1998 [[Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting]] finalist<ref> |
*1993; 1998 [[Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting]] finalist<ref>http://www.pulitzer.org/faceted_search/results/frantz</ref> |
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*1993 [[Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting]] |
*1993 [[Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting]] |
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*http://www.npr.org/books/authors/137924273/douglas-frantz |
*http://www.npr.org/books/authors/137924273/douglas-frantz |
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*http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=26343 |
*http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=26343 |
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*[http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlla/douglas-frantz-gets-interviewed-by-nyt-in-the-presence-of-a-press-aide_b7989 "Douglas Frantz Gets Interviewed By NYT in the Presence of a Press Aide"], ''Fish Bowl LA'', Tina Dupuy, February 3, 2009 |
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*http://twelvebooks.com/authors/frantz-collins.asp |
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Revision as of 18:51, 18 February 2015
Douglas Frantz is an American investigative journalist, and the current Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.
He was forced to resign as Los Angeles Times Managing Editor due to his denial of the Armenian Genocide.[1][2][3]
Life
He graduated from DePauw University in 1971. He was an investigative reporter for The Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Times.[4] He is the former Managing Director of Kroll’s Business Intelligence Washington office.[5]
He was the Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times. He was the managing editor of The Los Angeles Times, from 2005 to 2007. He developed close links to the Turkish government when serving as the Istambul Bureau chief for the New York Times. He was chief investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.[6]
Armenian Genocide denial
As the Los Angeles Times Managing Editor, Frantz blocked a story on the Armenian Genocide in April 2007 written by Mark Arax, allegedly citing the fact Arax was of Armenian descent and therefore had a biased opinion on the subject.[3] Arax, who has published similar articles before,[1] has lodged a discrimination complaint and threatened a federal lawsuit. Frantz, who did not cite any specific factual errors in the article, was accused of having a bias obtained while being stationed in Istanbul, Turkey.[3] Harut Sassounian, an Armenian community leader, accused Frantz of having expressed support for denial of the Armenian Genocide and has stated he personally believed that Armenians rebelled against the Ottoman Empire, an claim commonly used to justify the killings.[1] Arax demanded a public apology from Frantz, which he declined to comment on.[3] Frantz resigned from the paper not long afterward on July 6th, possibly due to the mounting requests for his dismissal. He returned to Istanbul after leaving.[7][2]
US Government
He is the current Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.
See also
Awards
- 1993; 1998 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting finalist[8]
- 1993 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Works
- Celebration, U.S.A.: living in Disney's brave new town. Macmillan. 2000. ISBN 978-0-8050-5561-0.
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{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - The Nuclear Jihadist. Grand Central Publishing. 2008. ISBN 978-0-446-50560-4.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - Fallout: The True Story of the CIA's Secret War on Nuclear Trafficking. Simon and Schuster. 2011. ISBN 978-1-4391-8306-9.
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References
- ^ a b c LA Observed: Armenian genocide dispute erupts at LAT
- ^ a b Managing editor to leave The Times
- ^ a b c d The Armenian Genocide Debate Pits Moral Values Against Realpolitik
- ^ Frantz, Douglas; Collins, Catherine. The New York Times http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/f/douglas_frantz/index.html.
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- ^ "Douglas Frantz, former Times managing editor, to be chief investigator for Senate panel". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 2009.
- ^ Genocide Controversy Leads L.A. Times Managing Editor To Resign
- ^ http://www.pulitzer.org/faceted_search/results/frantz