Amir Mizroch
Amir Mizroch (Hebrew: אמיר מיזרוח; born December 6, 1975) is an Israeli journalist now working for Israeli tech NGO Start-Up Nation Central as Director of Communications. He previously worked at strategic communications company Milltown Partners as Director, Technology. Before that he was the Technology Editor for Europe, The Middle East and Africa at The Wall Street Journal, based in London. Before that he presented a current affairs radio show on TLV1. He was Founding Editor of the English Edition of Israel Hayom, Israel's most widely circulated daily newspaper. Amir spent 8 years at The Jerusalem Post, serving as Managing Editor --Internet, News Editor, Features Editor, and eventually as Executive Editor.
Early life and education
Mizroch was born in Israel and raised in South Africa, returning to Israel in 2000 after college. He has a Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies from Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.
Career
Mizroch first worked as an investigative news producer at the Mail & Guardian television in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2002 he joined The Jerusalem Post, serving as Managing Editor of the paper's website jpost.com. He was News Editor from 2004 to April 2010. On April 21 he was promoted to Executive Editor and Features Editor. He resigned in February 2011. He joined Israel Hayom in April 2011, and left in November 2013.
During that time he contributed to the Danger Room blog of Wired Magazine.
On 16 January 2014, it was announced that he will be joining The Wall Street Journal as technology editor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.[1][2]
Honors
- Certificate of Merit award for Journalism from the B'nai B'rith World Center for American Jewish Communities blog. [3]
- Bertelsmann Stiftung - German Israeli Young Leaders Exchange program[4]
References
- Amir Mizroch (16 January 2014). "A change of focus". Amir Mizroch blog. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- "WSJDs Jonathan Krim Announces New Tech Appointments". Dow Jones. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- "Fostering Mutual Understanding: Building Bridges for Future Dialog". Bertelsmann Stiftung. Retrieved 4 January 2020.