Dean Baquet
| Dean Baquet | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 21, 1956 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Occupation | managing editor, Washington bureau chief |
| Notable credit(s) | The New York Times, Los Angeles Times |
Dean P. Baquet (born in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a Pulitzer Prize winning American journalist, and the managing editor for news at The New York Times.[1]
Earlier, Baquet held positions at the Times as an assistant managing editor and Washington bureau chief.[2] Baquet had previously been managing editor of the Los Angeles Times before becoming the editor of that newspaper. [3] From 1995 to 2000, he was national editor of The New York Times.
Baquet is a member of the board of directors of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Notable stories
At the Los Angeles Times, Baquet edited the story published a few days before the 2003 California recall election that initiated the Gropegate controversy, raising concerns about gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger's sexual misconduct. In 2006, ABC News reported that Baquet killed a story about NSA wiretaps of Americans.[4]
Awards
• Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting in 1988 for a piece on corruption in the Chicago City Council.
• Peter Lisagor Award for investigative reporting, 1988
• William H. Jones Award (Chicago Tribune) for Investigative Reporting, 1987, 1988 and 1989
Notes
- ^ Peters, Jeremy (2011-06-02). "Abramson to Replace Keller as The Times’s Executive Editor". New York Times.
- ^ Strupp, Joe. "Baquet Joins New York Times as D.C. Bureau Chief." Editor and Publisher, 30 January 2007. Accessed 16 February 2007.
- ^ Smolkin, Rachel. "Nothing But Fans." American Journalism Review, August/September 2005.
- ^ ABC News. "Whistle-blower Had to Fight NSA, LA Times to Tell Story" ABC News, 2007 March 06.
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