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	''' Douglas Frantz''' is an ~~] ]-winning former~~ ] and ~~author, currently serving as~~ the ~~]'s~~ ].~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/biog/213904.htm\|title=Frantz, Douglas\|work=U.S. Department of State}}</ref>~~		''' Douglas Frantz''' is an American ], and the current ].

			He was forced to resign as '']'' Managing Editor due to his ].<ref name="Roderick" /><ref name="latimes"></ref><ref name="jewishworldwatch"></ref>
	==Career==
⚫	~~Frantz graduated from ] in 1971.~~ He was an investigative reporter for ''The Los Angeles Times'', the ''Chicago Tribune'', and the ''New York Times''.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/f/douglas_frantz/index.html ~~\|title=Douglas Frantz~~\| work=The New York Times \| first1=Douglas \| last1=Frantz \| first2=Catherine \| last2=Collins}}</ref>

			==Life==
	Frantz served as the Istanbul bureau chief for the ''New York Times'', managing editor of ''The Los Angeles Times'', from 2005 to 2007 and served as the Istambul Bureau chief for the New York Times. He was chief investigator for the ].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/08/nation/na-frantz8 \| work=Los Angeles Times \| title=Douglas Frantz, former Times managing editor, to be chief investigator for Senate panel \| date=January 8, 2009}}</ref> He is also the former Managing Director of ''Kroll’s Business Intelligence'' Washington office.<ref></ref>
			He graduated from ] in 1971.
		⚫	He was an investigative reporter for ''The Los Angeles Times'', the ''Chicago Tribune'', and the ''New York Times''.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/f/douglas_frantz/index.html \| work=The New York Times \| first1=Douglas \| last1=Frantz \| first2=Catherine \| last2=Collins}}</ref> He is the former Managing Director of ''Kroll’s Business Intelligence'' Washington office.<ref>http://www.krollconsulting.com/professionals/douglas-frantz/</ref>

			He was the Istanbul bureau chief for the ''New York Times''. He was the managing editor of ''The Los Angeles Times'', from 2005 to 2007. He developed close links to the Turkish government when serving as the Istambul Bureau chief for the New York Times.
			He was chief investigator for the ].<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jan/08/nation/na-frantz8 \| work=Los Angeles Times \| title=Douglas Frantz, former Times managing editor, to be chief investigator for Senate panel \| date=January 8, 2009}}</ref>

			===Armenian Genocide denial===
			{{see also\|Armenian Genocide denial}}
			As the '']'' Managing Editor, Frantz blocked a story on the ] in April 2007 written by Mark Arax, allegedly citing the fact Arax was of Armenian descent and therefore had a biased opinion on the subject.<ref name="jewishworldwatch" /> Arax, who has published similar articles before,<ref name="Roderick"></ref> has lodged a discrimination complaint and threatened a federal lawsuit. Frantz, who did not cite any specific factual errors in the article, was accused of having a bias obtained while being stationed in Istanbul, Turkey.<ref name="jewishworldwatch" /> ], an Armenian community leader, accused Frantz of having expressed support for ] and has stated he personally believed that Armenians rebelled against the Ottoman Empire, an claim commonly used to justify the killings.<ref name="Roderick"/> Arax demanded a public apology from Frantz, which he declined to comment on.<ref name="jewishworldwatch" /> Frantz resigned from the paper not long afterward on July 6th, possibly due to the mounting requests for his dismissal. He returned to Istanbul after leaving.<ref></ref><ref name="latimes" />

			===US Government===
			He is the current ].

			==See also==
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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	*1993; 1998 ] finalist<ref>~~{{cite web\|url=~~http://www.pulitzer.org/faceted_search/results/frantz~~\|title=The Pulitzer Prizes - Search: frantz\|work=pulitzer.org}}~~</ref>		*1993; 1998 ] finalist<ref>http://www.pulitzer.org/faceted_search/results/frantz</ref>
	*1993 ]		*1993 ]

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	*http://www.npr.org/books/authors/137924273/douglas-frantz		*http://www.npr.org/books/authors/137924273/douglas-frantz
	*http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=26343		*http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=26343
			*, ''Fish Bowl LA'', Tina Dupuy, February 3, 2009
			*http://twelvebooks.com/authors/frantz-collins.asp

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Douglas Frantz is an American investigative journalist, and the current Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs.

He was forced to resign as Los Angeles Times Managing Editor due to his denial of the Armenian Genocide.

Life

He graduated from DePauw University in 1971. He was an investigative reporter for The Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the New York Times. He is the former Managing Director of Kroll’s Business Intelligence Washington office.

He was the Istanbul bureau chief for the New York Times. He was the managing editor of The Los Angeles Times, from 2005 to 2007. He developed close links to the Turkish government when serving as the Istambul Bureau chief for the New York Times. He was chief investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.