Tim Arango is an American journalist and currently a national correspondent with ''
The New York Times
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'' based in Los Angeles. He was previously the
Baghdad
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bureau chief of ''The New York Times''.
Education
Arango obtained his master's degree in American studies from
Brown University.
Career
He has previously reported for the ''Times'' about media and business, and was featured in the film ''
Page One: Inside the New York Times''. Tim Arango has reported for ''
Fortune Magazine'' and ''
The New York Post
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It was established ...
''. He joined ''The New York Times'' in 2007. In 2009, Arango left his job at the Times to cover the war, violence, and tragedies occurring day to day in Baghdad. Upon taking up this new position, Arango had very little experience reporting abroad. His only previous foreign experience was reporting to an English newspaper in
Budapest
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for a year. After a year, he ended up moving back to the
US to pursue his master's degree. He then worked for TheStreet.com where he covered Wall Street.
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male journalists
The New York Times journalists
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