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International Herald Tribune Names William Schmidt Editor, Global Editions
Thursday 24. July 2008 - The International Herald Tribune (IHT) announced today that William Schmidt, assistant managing editor for The New York Times, has been named editor, global editions. He will move to Paris and take over from Martin Gottlieb at the end of the year.
Bill Keller, executive editor of The New York Times, said: “Bills career is rich in both journalistic and management experience. He has reported from a variety of foreign and domestic bureaus – Moscow, Cairo and London, Chicago, Miami, Denver and Atlanta. As a member of The Timess masthead, Bill has participated in most of the major decisions about our newsroom. One of his key achievements has been the significant improvements he has made to the management, fiscal discipline and training of The Timess newsroom.”
Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, publisher of the IHT, said: “In his new job, Bill will set the strategic direction and maintain our high standards of news coverage. He will be the principal liaison with Bill Keller and me. His appointment reaffirms The New York Timess commitment to the IHT as a critical part of its global strategy.”
Mr. Schmidt worked as a correspondent for Newsweek and, since 1981, The New York Times. In 1995 he became The Times’s deputy national editor, and he has been a member of the senior management in the newsroom since 1997.
Mr. Schmidt shared the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting in 1987, the George Polk Award for national reporting in 1971, and in 1977 he shared an award from the Overseas Press Club for his reporting on the war in Lebanon.