Mark W. Tatge (born June 2, 1965) is an American journalist, author,[1] and college professor. He was a senior editor at Forbes magazine's Midwest Bureau, a staff reporter at The Wall Street Journal, an investigative reporter in the Statehouse Bureau of Cleveland's The Plain Dealer, and is the 2014 recipient[2] of the Baldwin Fellowship at University of South Carolina.[3][4]

Mark W. Tatge
Born (1965-06-02) June 2, 1965 (age 58)
EducationOhio University (MBA)
Ohio State University (MA-Journalism)
Western Illinois University (BA-Sociology) University of Wisconsin - Madison (no degree)
OccupationJournalist

Tatge taught journalism at DePauw University and Ohio University's E. W. Scripps School of Journalism and at University of South Carolina.[5] He also worked as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where he taught graduate journalism students about business, economics and finance.

In 2010, Tatge published his first book, The New York Times Reader: Business and Economics.[6]

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Tatge is a past Kiplinger Fellow in Public Affairs Reporting[7] at Ohio State University where he completed his master's degree in journalism.

Tatge spent eight years as the Cleveland Plain Dealer's statehouse investigative reporter uncovering corruption in state government. Tatge's investigation into corruption at the Ohio Department of Insurance, entitled "Secrets of the Deal," was twice nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

Tatge was awarded a visiting professorship at Ohio University endowed by the foundation established by the E.W. Scripps Co., beginning in 2008.[8][9]

In 2011, Tatge was named Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism at DePauw University.[10]

In 2014, Tatge was awarded the Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Fellowship[11] at the University of South Carolina.[12]

Tatge is the author of The New York Times Reader: Business and Economics,[13][14]

In 2017, Tatge formed Deadline Media, a content production firm engaged in writing, editing and book publishing. The first book he wrote and published was "In One Era and Out the Other, The Saga of Bobby D." The book is a biography of Robert Ditmore, former president and chief operating officer of United Healthcare, now known as United Health Group, Inc.

References edit

  1. ^ Tatge, Mark W. (2010-03-18). The New York Times Reader: Business (Reprint ed.). Washington, DC: CQ Press. ISBN 9781604264838.
  2. ^ "Tatge named first Baldwin fellow at South Carolina - Talking Biz News". talkingbiznews.com. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Journalism Fellowship - College of Information and Communications - University of South Carolina". Sc.edu. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Journalism Fellowship - College of Information and Communications". Sc.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  5. ^ Tatge, Mark (2017-06-03). "Who Matters - College of Information and Communications | University of South Carolina". Sc.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  6. ^ "The New York Times Reader - SAGE Publications Inc". us.sagepub.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Kiplinger Programs at The Ohio State University - Kiplinger Program in Public Affairs Journalism". 23 September 2010. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Forbes' Mark Tatge forming journalism program at Ohio University - Media Life Magazine". medialifemagazine.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "journalism professors – Straight from the Heartland". joeweber.org. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Digital Storytelling - Telling Digital Stories". Digital Storytelling. Archived from the original on 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  11. ^ "Baldwin Business and Financial Graduate Journalism Fellowship - College of Information and Communications - University of South Carolina". Sc.edu. Archived from the original on 8 July 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  12. ^ "School of Journalism and Mass Communications - College of Information and Communications - University of South Carolina". Sc.edu. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  13. ^ "The New York Times Reader - SAGE Publications Inc". Cqpress.com. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  14. ^ "The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University". scrippsjschool.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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