New York Times
Assistant Managing Editor, and former Foreign Editor, at the New York Times
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Susan Chira
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New York Times Journalist Anthony Shadid Dies in Syria For almost 20 years, Anthony Shadid reported on Middle East conflict for the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Associated Press and, most recently, the New York Times . Just two weeks ago, he appeared on this program , reporting from Beirut on the latest shelling by government forces in Homs, Syria.
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