American journalist and activist Victor Navasky. Photo: The Nation

Bruno Navasky, son of Victor Navasky, said his father had died at the hospital on Monday due to pneumonia.

Navasky was born on July 5, 1932 in Manhattan. After graduating from Yale Law School, he became the editor of The New York Times.

According to anti-war activist Peter Weiss, during this time, Navasky was one of the active participants in the movement against the US involvement in the Vietnam War. His articles were a huge hit.

After leaving The New York Times, Victor Navasky became the editor and publisher of The Nation, America's oldest liberal and left-leaning magazine.