David Landau (journalist)

David Landau
Born22 June 1947
Died27 January 2015 (aged 67)
NationalityBritish, Israeli
Alma materUniversity College London
Occupation(s)Editor in Chief, Haaretz
SpouseJackie Landau

David Landau OBE (22 June 1947 – 27 January 2015) was a British/Israeli journalist and newspaper editor. Landau was editor-in-chief of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz from 2004 to 2008.[1] He was the founder and editor-in-chief of the paper's English edition from 1997 to 2004.[2] Before joining Haaretz in 1997, Landau was the diplomatic correspondent of The Jerusalem Post for 12 years and its managing editor for four years. After leaving Haaretz Landau became the Israel correspondent for The Economist.

  1. ^ Stephen Glain (24 September 2007). "Ha'aretz: Israel's Liberal Beacon". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Haaretz, Israel: new editor-in-chief". Editors Weblog. 13 February 2004. Archived from the original on 2 August 2007.