Larry Rohter

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name = Larry Rohter
| birthname = William Lawrence Rohter, Jr.
birth_date = c. 1949
birth_place = Oak Park, Illinois
age = c. 58
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occupation = journalist
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gender = male
status = married
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spouse = Clothilde Rohter
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credits = "The New York Times"; "Newsweek"
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William Lawrence Rohter, Jr. — known as Larry Rohter — (born in Oak Park, Illinois) is an American journalist who was a South American bureau chief (based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) for "The New York Times" from 1999 to 2007. Previously, he was Caribbean and Latin American correspondent of the "Times" from 1994 to 1999.

Awards

In 1998, Rohter was awarded the Maria Moors Cabot Prize [ [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/newrec/2402/story.5.html "Columbia University Record" 24:2 11 September 1998.] Accessed 07 May 2007.] at Columbia University.

Personal

Rohter is married to Clothilde Rohter. They live in Rio de Janeiro.

Criticism

Rohter published an article titled "Brazilian Leader's Tippling Becomes National Concern", insinuating the Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had a drinking problem that affected his presidency. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E7DA153CF93AA35756C0A9629C8B63 Rohter, L: "Brazilian Leader's Tippling Becomes National Concern". "New York Times", 9 May 2004.] ] The article's only quoted source for Lula's alcoholism was Leonel Brizola, a sworn political enemy of Mr. da Silva. The article caused consternation in the Brazilian press. [ [http://abi.org.br/jornaldaabi/junho-2004.pdf Azêdo, M. "O repórter Larry Rohter fez bom jornalismo?". "Journal of the Brazilian Press Association", June 2004.] ] [ [http://www.unb.br/ojsdpp/viewarticle.php?id=116 Herscovitz, H.: "Lula vs. Larry Rohter: Misconceptions in International Coverage". "Brazilian Journalism Research", 2007] ] Rohter's visa was temporarily revoked (and quickly reinstated) by Brazil's government, an event which overshadowed much criticism of Rohter's reporting. [ [http://unglued.org/item/272 Reese, D.: "Larry Rohter, Foot in Mouth". Web publication, 10 July 2004.] ] [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2004/may/13/pressandpublishing.brazil Chetwynd, G.: "Brazil expels New York Times reporter for offensive story", "The Guardian", 13 May 2004.] ]

External links

* [http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/larry_rohter/index.html?inline=nyt-per Recent and archived news articles by Larry Rohter of The New York Times]

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