12/11/06

Josef Federman appointed AP's news editor in Jerusalem

NEW YORK -- Josef Federman, an Associated Press correspondent in Jerusalem, has been appointed Jerusalem news editor, responsible for directing daily news coverage out of Israel and the Palestinian territories.

The appointment was announced Dec. 11 by International Editor John Daniszewski.

Federman replaces Karin Laub, who has been appointed as chief Ramallah correspondent.

The appointment is effective immediately and he reports to Jerusalem bureau chief Steven Gutkin.

Federman, a native of Westborough, Mass., joined the AP in New York in 1993 before transferring to Charleston, W.Va., the following year. He joined the AP's International Desk in New York in 1995 as an editor and supervisor.

In 2000, Federman became an editor at the Wall Street Journal and two years later was promoted to deputy technology editor at the Journal's Web site. He returned to the AP in 2003, joining the Jerusalem bureau, where he has helped cover many top stories including the death of Yasser Arafat, Ariel Sharon's debilitating stroke, the Gaza withdrawal, Hamas' rise to power and last summer's war against Hezbollah.

Federman graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Clark University with a bachelor's degree in government. He earned a master's degree in international affairs from the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs. He also completed a year of graduate studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

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