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User:Crtew/Linda Deutsch

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Linda Deutsch
Born
New Jersey
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Occupation(s)Journalist, Reporter, 'Newswomen'
Years active1966-2014
EmployerAssociated Press (AP)
Known forSolid Writing, Reporting, Ethics, Competitiveness, and Fairness. (Witnessing and writing over some of the most sensational trials in U.S. history. Special Correspondent Trial Reporter
Notable workManson Trial from 1969-1971; The Chronicle of the O.J. Simpson Trial
SpouseNone
AwardsInternational Women's Media Foundation Achievement Award, (2015)

Linda Deutsch, (ca. 1945-/) was an AP journalistic reporter, who grew up in New Jersey [15], and now lives in California. Deutsch was known for writing and corresponding to high-level U.S. trials in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Deutsch is a retired reporter and is currently working on a personal memoir.[1]


Personal

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Linda Deutsch, 71, was raised in New Jersey. At age 9 Deutsch received a type writer [15], an early sign of her future as a reporter. Deutsch attended Monmouth University and was a summer intern for Perth Amboy [15]. At 18-years-old Deutsch attended the 1963 civil rights march, in Washington, and received her first front-page by line from the reported ‘I Have A Dream’ speech via Martin Luther King Jr [15]. The Local Newspaper, Asbury Park Press, immediately responded by offering Deutsch a job [16]. Deutsch worked with Asbury Park for the remaining two years of her college career [16]. In effort to find a new job Deutsch raised personal funds and moved to Los Angeles, California [16]. After 3 months of job searching, Deutsch was hired by the bureau chief of Associated Press [16].

Career

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Linda Deutsch was as a Special Correspondent Trial Reporter [12] with the Associative press for forty-eight years. Deutsch first coverage with the Associative Press was the 1968 Bobby Kennedy assassination, from there she then worked on the 1969 Sharon Tate and Manson case [7] [9]. Deutsch joined the AP’s Los Angeles bureau being the only woman on staff.[sandiegouniontribune] Given the discrimination acts that were still prevalent in that time, a few veteran women reporters a few years later in the 70’s filed a lawsuit over discrimination against women on salaries and promotions [16]. In 1973 AP then passed a law emphasizing the neutral term of ‘Newswomen’. All women, including Deutsch then began to get paid the equal funds compared to men [16].

Notable works of journalism

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Linda Deutsch worked for the Associated Press in Los Angeles, California.

Deutsch continued to cover historical trials such as the 1976 newspaper heiress and kidnap-victim-turned-bank-robber Patty Heart, and Captain of the tanker Exxon Valdez, which caused one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history [11]. Both Michael Jackson [14] and O.J. Simpson [13] called Deutsch personally after their trials, Jackson called for an exclusive interview while Simpson gave personal thanks to Deutsch and her ethical-neutral stance [5]. Deutsch is known for remaining extremely professional in court, given the reported work of both serial killer Richard Ramirez and charged-murder Robert Blake [5].

Retirement

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Linda Deutsch retired as a Special Correspondent for the Associated press in 2014 and is now currently working on a memoir recapping those moments and others in her life.[1]

Impact

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In September 2017, Linda Deutsch went and visited Leslie Van Houten, Manson follower, in jail [4]. Deutsch released an article stating that Houten would have left prison long ago if the name of Manson was not co-oriented with Leslie Van herself [8]. Deutsch states that ‘anything is possible’ [4] in the ending of her article and continues to share her input on matters in which she believes. Deutsch speaks at 2013 training for journalist [17].

Awards

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Linda Deutsch receives and accepts the lifetime achievement award from the Internation Women’s Media Foundation on October 21,2015 in New York. [16]

See also

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TEMPORARY URL HOLDER

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  • cbsnews1
  • cbsnews2[2]
  • sandiegouniontribune[3]
  • latimes[4]
  • sfgate[5]
  • huffingtonpost[6]
  • abc7[7]
  • thewrap[8]
  • usnews[9]
  • dailyrecord[10]
  • You have to click "more" to see the part that quotes Deutsch. washingtontimes[11]
  • usatoday[12]
  • newsbug[13]
  • havredailynews[14]
  • herstory[15]
  • refinery29[16]
  • newsmediaguild[17]

References

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  1. ^ a b CBS Evening News (21 December 2014). "Legendary Associated Press reporter Linda Deutsch retires" – via YouTube.
  2. ^ "Legendary Associated Press reporter Linda Deutsch retires".
  3. ^ Press, JOHN ROGERS Associated. "Veteran AP trial reporter Linda Deutsch to retire".
  4. ^ Deutsch, Linda. "Release Leslie Van Houten. If she hadn't been a Manson follower, she would have left prison long ago". latimes.com.
  5. ^ "AP trial reporter Linda Deutsch retiring after 46 years".
  6. ^ Farah, Judy (23 December 2014). "Manson. O.J. Michael Jackson. The AP's Linda Deutsch Covered Them All".
  7. ^ "Linda Deutsch, former AP reporter, recalls covering Manson murders".
  8. ^ "Gov. Jerry Brown Is Wrong About Former Manson Girl, Ex-Reporter Says". 12 September 2017.
  9. ^ https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2017-11-20/former-ap-reporter-recalls-surreal-spectacle-of-manson-trial
  10. ^ Deutsch, Linda (20 November 2017). "Tiny cult leader Manson shocked me as he shuffled into court for gruesome trial".
  11. ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com, The Washington Times. "Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified the world, dies at age 83". {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  12. ^ "Legendary AP reporter Linda Deutsch on OJ parole". USA TODAY.
  13. ^ Press, Associated. "Legendary AP reporter Linda Deutsch on OJ parole". Newsbug.info.
  14. ^ News, Havre Daily. "Jackson doctor convicted in star's 2009 drug death". Havre Daily News. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  15. ^ "Herstory".
  16. ^ "Meet The Woman Who Covered Every Big Celebrity Trial For The Past 50 Years".
  17. ^ "AP senior journalist Linda Deutsch speaks at training for journalists sponsored by Guild - News Media Guild". 12 March 2013.
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