John Vinocur

John Eli Vinocur (June 17, 1940 – February 6, 2022) was an American journalist, editor, and columnist known for his coverage of international news. He was metro editor for The New York Times, after serving as the paper's bureau chief in France and Germany, before becoming the executive editor for the International Herald Tribune. Later in his career, he was a columnist for the Tribune and The Wall Street Journal.

Personal life Vinocur was born in Queens on May 17, 1940. According to his obit in the New York Times, Vinocur was "the son of Harry Vinocur, a journalist and historian who wrote under the pen name John Stuart, and Helen (Segal) Vinocur, who headed the family philanthropy office of the heiress Rosenwald Ascoli, which was concerned mainly with child welfare." He graduated from Forest Hills High School and from Oberlin College in Ohio.

Awards In 1986, Vinocur was awarded the George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting. In June 2008, he was awarded the French Légion d'Honneur by the President of France Nicolas Sarkozy.