Background
Taylor, Floyd was born on March 20, 1902 in Riverside, California, United States. Son of John Alva and Ella (Cooper) Taylor.
journalist university professor
Taylor, Floyd was born on March 20, 1902 in Riverside, California, United States. Son of John Alva and Ella (Cooper) Taylor.
Student Columbia College, 1919-1923.
Reporter New York Herald, 1923-1924. Writing and executive positions New York Herald Tribune, 1924-1931, New York World Telegram, 1931-1943. Specialist in news editing assigned to China to train Chinese news editors and edit war news, unites states department of State, 1943-1944.
Editorial writer New York Herald Tribune, 1944-1950. Associate professor journalism Columbia, 1944-1946, professor, since 1946, director American Press Institute, since 1946, also founder. One founders International Press Institute.
Conducted advanced training program for German publishers under Rockefeller Foundn. grant, 1948, for Japanese journalists, 1950.
Member Foreign Policy Association, Academy Political Science, National Conference. Club: Overseas Press.
Married Marian Malvina Lockhart, October 9, 1926. Children: John Lockhart, Caroline.