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Paul Watson is still listed on the Los Angeles Times staff roster as the paper's man in Jakarta, but he's headed to the Toronto Star. Note to the staff there:
Today, the Toronto Star announced the return home of Paul Watson, Canada’s only Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. After a distinguished career as a foreign correspondent with the Los Angeles Times, Paul is returning to launch a unique venture – the world’s first multimedia Arctic-Aboriginal beat.
Climate change, new technologies and the voracious global demand for energy and other resources have set off a rush to exploit the Far North unlike any other in history. Paul is an accomplished photojournalist and best-selling author with two decades experience as a foreign correspondent in Africa, the Balkans and Asia. He has earned an international reputation for bravery, integrity, determination and an uncanny ability to find those must-read stories.Paul is an accomplished photojournalist and best-selling author with two decades experience as a foreign correspondent in Africa, the Balkans and Asia. He has earned an international reputation for bravery, integrity, determination and an uncanny ability to find those must-read stories.
As bureau chief in Jakarta, Watson was "responsible for a vast territory that includes the world's most populous Muslim nation, the islands of the South Pacific and the countries of Indochina." He previously reported for years from India.