Tony Karon

Tony Karon is a South African-born journalist and former anti-apartheid activist. He became a senior online executive producer for Al Jazeera America in 2013. He was formerly the Senior Editor at Time.com.[1]

He is originally from Cape Town, South Africa, and moved to New York City in 1993.[2] He studied at the University of Cape Town, and in the 1980s, he was a prominent anti-apartheid activist in student movement NUSAS.

He joined TIME Magazine in 1997, and was a senior editor for close to 20 years, providing commentary on world affairs.[1] He had previously worked as an activist for the banned African National Congress in South Africa. In April 2013, he was employed as a senior online executive producer of Al Jazeera's new all-digital video channel, AJ+.[3][4]

References
  1. "Biography". Time. 7 October 2003. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011.
  2. "Tony Karon". Atlantic Free Press. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  3. http://america.aljazeera.com/update/andrea-stone-and-tony-karon-join-al-jazeera-america
  4. "Tony Karon". Al Jazeera America. 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2023.


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