David Horovitz, editor-in-chief of
The Jerusalem Post since October 2004, is
stepping down. Steve Linde, the paper’s veteran managing editor, is to take over
at the helm after a short transition period.
“After almost seven years in
this challenging, fulfilling and fascinating job, I feel it is time to move on,”
said Horovitz, 48.
“I’m very much looking forward to taking on the
challenge as editor-in-chief,” said Linde, 51. “After 14 years at the paper, I
have grown to love what it represents and aim to expand its key role as Israel’s
best-read English newspaper and the world’s premier Jewish journalistic
brand.”
Said the
Post’s publisher: “We are very sorry that David is
leaving. He has been an outstanding editor, and the Post greatly appreciates the
passion, integrity and professionalism he has brought to the job. We wish him
all the best for the future.”
Said Horovitz: “I am immensely proud of
what is achieved by the wonderful staff here at the Post on a daily basis.” He
highlighted “the enhancing of
The Jerusalem Post’s reputation as a fair-minded,
inclusive publication.”
That stellar reputation, he said, explains why
the
Post “has established itself as the most-read and the most reliable
English-language source of news from Israel, in print and
online.”
Horovitz praised the
Post for reporting the news “accurately and
fair-mindedly,” and for carrying “a diverse range of opinion pieces regarding
how best to safeguard the wellbeing of Israel and the global Jewish
nation.
“I hope that by giving readers access to the wide, sometimes
conflicting range of ideas people have for ensuring a secure, vibrant future for
Israel, we have also helped encourage greater internal Jewish tolerance,”
Horovitz said. “And I know that my successor in this extraordinary job, Steve
Linde, is committed to that same outlook.”
The
Post’s publisher
welcomed
Linde as the
Post’s
next editor-in-chief: “Steve Linde is David’s natural
successor, and we know that he will maintain all that is best about the
paper
while bringing his own wide experience, commitment and creativity to the
role.”
“We have a wonderful team here, and I’m proud to have the
opportunity to take
The Jerusalem
Post forward with them,” said
Linde.
Horovitz said he was “delighted that Steve is taking over from me.
He’s the best person for the job.”
Horovitz said he wished his colleagues
in all departments at the paper, the Post’s ownership and
The Jerusalem Post
itself the very best for the future. “It has been a privilege to work
here,” he
said.