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ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE NAMED CEO OF WASHINGTON, December 17, 1998 — Veteran prize-winning journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave was appointed today President and CEO of United Press International (UPI). He will assume his new duties on January 4, 1999, at UPI headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. de Borchgrave previously served as Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Times (1985-91) and as Newsweek's Chief Foreign Correspondent (1963-1980). He was a Senior Editor of Newsweek for 25 years (1955-1980), during which time he was also Managing Editor of the magazine's international editions (1962-63). He began his career with UPI, then known as UP, where he served as Brussels Bureau Chief before joining Newsweek. "Journalism," Mr. de Borchgrave said today, "is in a parlous state. Media in general have opted for the slippery slope of entertaining rather than informing. Consumers of news are turned off by an overdose of superficial coverage of a world increasingly hard to comprehend. I look forward to the challenge of repositioning a global news service for the 21st century at the forefront of the knowledge revolution." Since relinquishing his post as Editor-in-Chief of The Washington Times, Mr. de Borchgrave was appointed Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, a non-profit public policy institute in Washington, where he directs the Global Organized Crime Project. As CEO of UPI, he will continue his association with CSIS and with The Times, where he has served as Editor-at-Large since 1991. As Newsweek's chief foreign correspondent, Mr. de Borchgrave covered 17 wars and more than 90 countries. He also pioneered dialogues between heads of state on opposite sides of explosive international issues when he interviewed Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser and Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol in 1969. His interviews with world leaders repeatedly broke new ground and made headlines all over the world. His awards include Best Magazine Reporting from Abroad, Best Magazine Interpretation of Foreign Affairs and three New York Newspaper Guild Page One Awards. In 1981, Mr. de Borchgrave received the World Business Council's Medal of Honor, and in 1985, he was awarded the George Washington Medal of Honor for Excellence in Published Works. He resigned from Newsweek in 1980 after co-authoring The Spike with Robert Moss. The novel dealt with KGB disinformation operations and was an international bestseller. Their next book, Monimbo, was a novel about the Cuban intelligence service, also a bestseller. Mr. de Borchgrave has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations for 25 years. Osborn Elliott, former Editor-in-Chief of Newsweek and former Dean of the Columbia School of Journalism, wrote, "de Borchgrave has played a role in world affairs known to no other journalist." United Press International is a leading global information service. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., UPI produces national and international news, photos, sports, finance, entertainment, science, and health coverage, and features for broadcast and print media, as well as electronic content providers. To find out more about UPI, visit www.upi.com. |
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