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Melvin J. Lasky

American journalist (1920-2004) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 84

Melvin Jonah Lasky was an American journalist, intellectual, and member of the anti-Communist left. He founded the German journal Der Monat in 1948 and, from 1958 to 1991, edited Encounter, one of many journals revealed to have been secretly funded by the CIA through the Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF).

Melvin J. Lasky is read about 14 times a day, in 5 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 26 August 2026

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Awards

Order of Merit of Berlin

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Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2004 · aged 84

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