Werner Wiskari
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Werner M. Wiskari (May 16, 1918,
Wiskari served in
In 1959, Wiskari was the first foreign journalist to interview the President of Finland
In 1968, Wiskari became an assistant to the foreign news editor at The New York Times. Shortly thereafter, in 1971, he served as a member of a team of editors who were charged with preparing the Pentagon papers which covered the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War for publication.[2]
In 1978, Wiskari reported that Finnish President Urho Kekkonen was suffering from memory problems. He was the only western journalist to do so because the Finnish media censored the illness of the president.[3]
In the 1980s, Wiskari reported on the Iran–Iraq War.
Wiskari retired from journalism in 1984 and moved to Charlestown, Rhode Island. He wrote a memoir, Bad Weather Bird, on his time in Northern Europe.
Wiskari was a member of Charlestown's local council, serving as a Democrat member.
References
- ^ Whitney, Craig (December 30, 2008). "Werner Wiskari, Times Editor, Is Dead at 90". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ Wiskari, Werner (October 28, 1981). "Soviet Backing Gave Kekkonen Room to Finesse". New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2016.