Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli journalist and editor”. Today it says “israeli journalist and author residing in france”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Dov Alfon ( ) (born 1961) is an Israeli journalist and author residing in France. He was the chief editor of Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir , Israel's largest publishing house. From 2008 to 2011, he was editor in chief of Haaretz , a respected Israeli newspaper.1 He is currently the CEO of Storyvid.io, a non-profit cultural venture aiming to bridge between literature and new media. He was also the editor in chief of Alaxon, a Hebrew digital journal for Science and the Arts. On 16 September 2020, Dov Alfon was appointed editor-in-chief and head of editorial strategy of the French newspaper Libération . Center for Research Libraries: About Haaretz "Aluf Benn named new editor-in-chief of Haaretz" . "Author Etgar Keret and journalist and editor Dov Alfon have started a new initiative called storyvid" The Paris Review January 13, 2013.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Dov Alfon ( ) (born 1961) is an Israeli journalist and editor . He was the chief editor of Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir , Israel's largest publishing house. From 2008 to 2011, he was editor in chief of Haaretz , one of the most respected newspapers in the world. He is currently the CEO of Storyvid.io, a non-profit cultural venture aiming to bridge between literature and new media. He is also the editor in chief of Alaxon, an Hebrew digital journal for Science and the Arts. Center for Research Libraries: About Haaretz "Aluf Benn named new editor-in-chief of Haaretz" . Storyvid.io "Author Etgar Keret and journalist and editor Dov Alfon have started a new initiative called storyvid" The Paris Review January 13, 2013.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Israeli journalist and author Dov Alfon ( ) (born 1961) is an Israeli journalist and author . He was the chief editor of Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir , Israel's largest publishing house. From 2008 to 2011, he was editor in chief of Haaretz , one of the most respected newspapers in the world. He is currently the CEO of Storyvid.io, a non-profit cultural venture aiming to bridge between literature and new media. He is also the editor in chief of Alaxon, an Hebrew digital journal for Science and the Arts. Center for Research Libraries: About Haaretz "Aluf Benn named new editor-in-chief of Haaretz" . Storyvid.io "Author Etgar Keret and journalist and editor Dov Alfon have started a new initiative called storyvid" The Paris Review January 13, 2013.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli journalist and author Dov Alfon ( Hebrew : דב אלפון ; born 1961) is an Israeli journalist and author residing in France. He was the chief editor of Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir , Israel's largest publishing house. From 2008 to 2011, he was editor in chief of Haaretz , an Israeli newspaper. He is currently the CEO of Storyvid.io, a non-profit cultural venture aiming to bridge between literature and new media. He was also the editor in chief of Alaxon, a Hebrew digital journal for Science and the Arts. On 16 September 2020, Dov Alfon was appointed editor-in-chief and head of editorial strategy of the French newspaper Libération . Center for Research Libraries: About Haaretz "Aluf Benn named new editor-in-chief of Haaretz" . "Author Etgar Keret and journalist and editor Dov Alfon have started a new initiative called storyvid" The Paris Review January 13, 2013.
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israeli journalist and editor
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israeli journalist and author residing in france
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