{{Short description|American journalist & war correspondent (1890-1951)}}
{{Infobox person
|birth_name   = Edward Leland James
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1890|6|25|mf=y}}
|birth_place  = [[Irvington, Virginia|Irvington]], [[Virginia]], U.S.
|death_date   = {{death date and age|1951|12|3|1890|6|25|mf=y}}
|death_place  = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|education    = [[Randolph–Macon College]]
|years_active = 1910–1951
|spouse       = Simone James (née Tremoulet)
|occupation   = {{unbulleted list|[[Journalist]]|[[War correspondent]]}}
}}

'''Edwin Leland James''' (June 25, 1890 – December 3, 1951) was an American [[journalist]] and [[war correspondent]] who covered [[World War I]] and served as the chief European correspondent for ''[[The New York Times]]'' after the war. He worked as the paper's [[managing editor]] from 1932 until his death, during which time he continued to cover international affairs.

James was born in [[Irvington, Virginia]] in 1890. He received a bachelor's degree from [[Randolph–Macon College]] in 1909. From 1910 to 1912 he worked as a reporter for ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', and went on to join the ''[[Pittsburgh Dispatch]]'' as an assistant news editor. In 1915 he joined ''The New York Times'' as a copy editor and quickly became a reporter. He was appointed as the Paris correspondent and covered  the war in Europe.<ref>{{cite news|title = Edwin L. James Dies at 61; The Times' Managing Editor; Won Fame as Correspondent|newspaper = The New York Times|date = December 4, 1951|url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A1FFC3A591A7B93C6A91789D95F458585F9|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=James|first1=Edwin L.|title=Americans Drive Germans Back Over Marne: Take 1,000 Prisoners and Check Big Drive: German Attack on a 60-Mile Front Fails|url=https://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0715.html|accessdate=10 January 2017|work=The New York Times|date=16 July 1918}}</ref>

After the war he worked as the ''Time''s' chief European correspondent and reported from across the continent. He covered the rise of fascism in Italy and conducted several interviews with [[Benito Mussolini]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Diggins|first1=John Patrick|title=Mussolini and Fascism: The View from America|date=1972|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton|isbn=1400868068|page=24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sWB9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA24|accessdate=10 January 2017}}</ref> In 1932 he became managing editor and expanded the ''[[New York Times International Edition]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title = Edwin L. James Dies at 61; The Times' Managing Editor; Won Fame as Correspondent|newspaper = The New York Times|date = December 4, 1951|url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A1FFC3A591A7B93C6A91789D95F458585F9|accessdate=January 10, 2017}}</ref>

He  was the  first cousin of [[Russell Baker]]'s mother.<ref>{{cite news|last = Just|first = Ward|title = Still Growing Up: A Reporter's Journey|newspaper = The New York Times|date = May 28, 1989|url = https://www.nytimes.com/books/99/05/02/specials/just-baker.html|accessdate = January 10, 2017}} A book review.</ref>

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[[Category:1890 births]]
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[[Category:People from Lancaster County, Virginia]]
[[Category:American newspaper reporters and correspondents]]
[[Category:The New York Times editors]]
[[Category:The New York Times journalists]]
[[Category:American war correspondents of World War I]]
[[Category:20th-century American male journalists]]

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