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 aliases:
-  - Leon Jaroff
+- Leon Jaroff
+category: "Skeptics & Critics"
 tags:
   - Person
-  - Journalist
-  - Editor
+  - Skeptic
+  - Magician
+summary: "Leon Jaroff was a senior editor at *Time* magazine."
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 Leon Jaroff was a senior editor at *Time* magazine. He is known for his article, "The Magician and the Think Tank," published on March 12, 1973, which reported on [[Uri Geller]]'s testing at [[Stanford Research Institute|SRI]] and the controversy surrounding it[^1].
 
-Jaroff's article was influenced by [[George Lawrence]], an [[ARPA]] project manager, who told Jaroff that Geller was a "charlatan" and encouraged the magazine to write an exposé. Lawrence's unauthorized communication with a reporter was a violation of his security clearance, leading to an investigation by the [[CIA]][^1].
+Jaroff's article was influenced by [[George Lawrence]], an [[DARPA]] project manager, who told Jaroff that Geller was a "charlatan" and encouraged the magazine to write an exposé. Lawrence's unauthorized communication with a reporter was a violation of his security clearance, leading to an investigation by the [[Central Intelligence Agency]][^1].
 
 Jaroff's reporting contributed to the public debate and skepticism surrounding Geller's abilities and the government's involvement in [[Extrasensory Perception|ESP]] research[^1].