Newspaper Alum was thrilled to hear from Steven R. Weisman [See Biography ], who was the former New York Times chief international economics correspondent before he left the paper in 2008.
Mr. Weisman informs me since 2008, he has been editorial director and public policy fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics , a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy, where he helps oversee media outreach while editing and producing content for their website, including their RealTime Economic Issues blog and Peterson Perspectives interviews.
In addition to his editorial responsibilities, Weisman works with the Institute’s senior research staff on their on their writing of books, papers, op-eds, testimony, speeches and other editorial content.
Weisman is now writing a book for the Institute on the ethical dimensions of globalization; and in 2010, he edited: `` : ``Daniel Patrick Moynihan: A Portrait in Letters of an American Visionary'' published by PublicAffairs Books, a superb collection of letters by one of America’s leading elder statesman and one of the most respected voices in the U.S. Senate, which was well received by a number of newspapers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.
In The New York Times, David Brooks wrote: ``While writing this review, I’ve been cursing [Steve] Weisman’s introduction for its mastery in highlighting all the crucial points about Moynihan’s life. It is hard to write anything about this book that doesn’t merely repeat that fine essay. Weisman has also written superb contextual paragraphs between the letters, so even people unfamiliar with Moynihan’s career will be able to follow along easily.’’
A paperback edition of the book will be published in October.
Aside from projects affiliated with the Peterson Institute, Weisman plans to write a book for Simon & Schuster on the history of conflicts among American Jews in the 19th century. Previously, Weisman has authored other books, including ``The Great Tax Wars: Lincoln to Wilson—The Fierce Battles over Money and Power That Transformed the Nation’’ (Simon and Schuster, 2002) , which received the Sidney Hillman Award in 2003 for the book that most advances the cause of social justice.
Prior to taking a buyout, Weisman had worked for The New York Times for more than 40 years, including a tour of duty on the editorial board of the Times, specializing in politics and economics from 1995–2002. He was also chief diplomatic correspondent and won the Edward Weintal Prize in 2004 for his reporting on diplomacy and international affairs, awarded by the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Earlier in his career at the Times, he was deputy foreign editor, writing extensively about the emergence of Japan and India as global economic powers, while serving as bureau chief for the Times in Tokyo and New Delhi. He also covered the war in Afghanistan in the 1980s; and during the first term of President Ronald Reagan’s administration, Mr. Weisman was senior White House correspondent, specializing in foreign policy, budget, tax, and other economic issues. He was additionally the recipient of the Silurian Society Award in 1975 for his exceptional reporting on the New York City fiscal crisis.
Weisman works in Washington D.C. and lives in the suburbs with his wife, Elisabeth Bumiller , a journalist, who now covers the Pentagon for The New York Times. They have two grown children, one in college and another working full-time.
Bill Lucey
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August 20, 2012
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