Defense News Appoints New Editor
Army Times Publishing Company (ATPCo) is pleased to announce the appointment of the new editor for the company’s defense publication.
Vago Muradian has been named editor of Defense News, bringing more than a decade of in-depth experience covering the world of defense. Mr. Muradian will be responsible for setting the editorial tone and direction for the world’s leading defense newsweekly.
Beginning his career in 1992 with the newsletter, Inside The Army, Mr. Muradian then joined Defense News where he covered U.S. and international land warfare markets, missile defense, unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopters. He later moved to Air Force Times, another publication within ATPCo, where his beats included procurement issues, the Air Mobility Command, and operations in Somalia, Zaire, Europe, and Haiti.
In 1996, Mr. Muradian left to become deputy editor at Defense Daily, where he covered a wide range of military and industry issues, including military procurement, mergers and antitrust policy, acquisition reform, and export controls. He later became the founding editor of Defense Daily International in 2000.
“Vago brings a new kind of leadership, expertise, vision and vitality to Defense News,” said Tobias Naegele, editor-in-chief for ATPCo. “His ability to break news, anticipate change and explain the story behind the events is unique in the industry. He’s going to take Defense News to a whole new level.”
Army Times Publishing Company is a subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc. Gannett is an international news and information company that publishes 97 daily newspapers in the USA, including USA TODAY, the nation’s largest-selling daily newspaper.
The company also owns in excess of 300 non-daily publications in the USA and USA WEEKEND, a weekly newspaper magazine. In the United Kingdom, Gannett subsidiary Newsquest plc publishes nearly 300 titles, including 15 daily newspapers. Gannett also operates 22 television stations in the United States and is an Internet leader with sites sponsored by most of its TV stations and newspapers including USATODAY.com, one of the most popular news sites on the web.