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Mark Whitaker

1957–

United States

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Mark Whitaker (born September 7, 1957) is an American author, journalist and media executive. He was editor of Newsweek from 1998 until 2006, the first African-American to lead a national news magazine. From 2004 to 2006, Whitaker served as president of the American Society of Magazine Editors.

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