Tony Karon is a South African-born journalist and former anti-Apartheid activist. He is currently Al Jazeera America's senior online executive producer. He was formerly the Senior Editor at Time.com.He is originally from Cape Town, South Africa, and has been living in New York City since 1993.He studied at the University of Cape Town, and in the 1980s, he was a prominent anti-apartheid activist in student movement NUSAS.
He joined TIME in 1997, and has been a Senior Editor since 2000, providing commentary on world affairs. In the past he worked as an activist for the banned African National Congress in South Africa.
In April 2013, he was hired as a senior online executive producer of the upcoming Al Jazeera America's digital team.