Edward Tevanian

Edward Tevanian is a American-Lovian businessman and the owner of The Newhaven Mercury and The Northern Telegraph.

Life
Tevanian was born in San Francisco to Arnold Tevanian, a second generation Armenian-Californian, and Louise Quessy, a Lovian woman born in Train Village. Although he lived in the US during his childhood, he paid a number of visits to Lovia on holidays. After completing school, he entered UCLA, graduating with a history degree. During his time at universities, he was a prominent writer for a number of student newspapers.

After graduation, he and two other friends jointly set up an online news site which proved highly successful. Tevanian ended up moving to Lovia to write full-time on Lovian news. After two very enjoyable years, he decided that the culture and politics were too appealing and made the decision to settle in Lovia permanently. By 2008, however, the Lovian branch of the business began to suffer as many new competitors emerged, and in 2009 Tevanian could no longer afford to employ himself to work full time on Lovian reporting. He sold his share in the business, and found a new job working for The House Publishers.

In 2013, Tevanian decided to return to the newspaper business. He purchased the Newhaven Mercury from K.S. Shamilov for L$200,000 and simultaneously founded a sister paper, the Northern Telegraph. Due to his good relations with Founders Inc, made during his time at House, he was able to get the papers registered with the Alpha Press Association, the most well-known such organisation in Lovia.