Nov 29
The New York Times reports that former New York Observer editor Peter Kaplan died on Friday in Manhattan. His brother told the Times that the cause of death was cancer. He was 59.
Kaplan was an editor at the New York Observer for 15 years, the longest serving editor in the history of the Observer. During his time there he directed it towards becoming the authoritative source on the activities of New York’s notable persons. He trained the sharp and often sardonic tone that the Observer became known for. Kaplan also managed the creation of the Observer’s website and propelled the careers of several well-known journalists.
Kaplan’s influence on media at large was significant, as noted in a profile in The New Republic:
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