Milton viorst biography

Milton Viorst (February 18, 1930 – December 9, 2022) was an.
Milton Viorst was an American journalist who wrote and reported on the Middle East, writing in a series of publications, most notably The New Yorker.
He earned master's degrees in history from Harvard University in 1955 and in journalism from Columbia University in 1956.

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Milton Viorst

American journalist (1930–2022)

Milton Viorst (February 18, 1930 – December 9, 2022) was an American journalist who wrote and reported on the Middle East, writing in a series of publications, most notably The New Yorker. He wrote ten books over the course of his career.^[1]

Education

Viorst studied history at Rutgers University. In 1951, he was a Fulbright scholar in France. He returned and attended Harvard University and Columbia University, where he graduated in 1956 in journalism.^[1]

Career

From 1956 to 1993, Viorst often contributed in various ways to publications such as The New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, Harper's Magazine, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, the New York Post, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.^[2] In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.^[3] His writing landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents.

Milton Viorst won an Alicia Patterson

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Milton Viorst facts for kids

Milton Viorst (February 18, 1930 – December 9, 2022) was an American journalist who wrote and reported on the Middle East, writing in a series of publications most notably the The New Yorker. He wrote ten books over the course of his career.

Biography

From 1956 to 1993, Viorst often contributed in various ways to publications such as The New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, Harper's Magazine, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, the New York Post, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War. His writing landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents.

Milton Viorst won an Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship in 1979 to research and write about Zionist and Islamic ideas and the Mi

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Milton Viorst

Milton Viorst (February 18, 1930 – December 9, 2022) is an Americanjournalist. He was born New Jersey. He studied at Rutgers University. Viorst is married to author Judith Viorst.

From 1956 to 1993, Viorst often worked with The New Yorker, Foreign Affairs, Harper's Magazine, The Atlantic, The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.

In 1968, he signed the "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest" pledge to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.^[1] His writing landed him on the Nixonlist.

He died from complications of COVID-19 on December 9, 2022, at the age of 92.^[2]

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