john r. macarthur

John R. MacArthur, born June 4, 1956, in New York City. Grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, and graduated in 1978 from Columbia College with a B.A. in history. He was a reporter for the Wall Street Journal (1977), the Washington Star (1978), Bergen Record (1978-1979), Chicago Sun-Times (1979-1982), and an assistant foreign editor at United Press International (1982). He became president and publisher of Harper's Magazine in 1983. In 1993 he received the Mencken Award for best editorial/op-ed column for his New York Times expose of "Nayirah," the Kuwaiti diplomat's daughter who helped fake the Iraqi baby-incubator atrocity. His books include (1992) and (2000). John R. MacArthur lives with his wife and two daughters in New York City.

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