Seymour Topping
Journalist (1921-2020) · United States · On the map · Journalists · Died at 98
Seymour Topping was an American journalist best known for his work as a foreign correspondent covering wars in China, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, and the Cold War in Europe. From 1969 to 1986, he was the second senior-most editor at The New York Times.
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About this person
At the time of his death, he was the San Paolo Professor Emeritus of International Journalism at Columbia University, where he also served as administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes from 1993 to 2002.
Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 2020 · aged 98
