American political journalist (1929–2010)
| Saul Friedman | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1929-03-04)March 4, 1929 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | December 24, 2010(2010-12-24) (aged 81) Edgewater, Maryland, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Houston |
| Occupation(s) | Political journalist, educator |
| Spouse | Evelyn Friedman |
| Children | Lise Friedman Spiegel, Leslie Kriewald |
Saul Friedman (March 4, 1929 – December 24, 2010) was an American political journalist and educator. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1968.
Career
Friedman graduated from the University of Houston with a degree in philosophy in 1956. During his career, he wrote for the Houston Chronicle, the Detroit Free Press, The Atlantic, Newsday, and for Knight Ridder newspapers. He won a 1963 Nieman Fellowship. His work landed him on the master list of Nixon political opponents. He was one member of a team that covered the 1967 Detroit riot for the Detroit Free Press. Next year they shared the Pulitzer Prize in Local General or Spot News Reporting (a predecessor of the Breaking News Pulitzer), citing "both the brilliance of its detailed spot news staff work and its swift and accurate investigation into the underlying causes of the tragedy."
Friedman also taught national and foreign affairs reporting at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism for a year. In 1985, Friedman and his family moved to Edgewater, Maryland, where Friedman worked as a White House correspondent. Friedman began working for Newsday, although he left to spend five months in South Africa teaching journalists. After his return, Friedman wrote a weekly column called "Gray Matters" that covered issues affecting older people. After working there for more than twenty years, he quit Newsday in October 2009 over its decision to charge for its web content. He began publishing his column in November 2009 in Time Goes By, a blog.
Death
Friedman died of stomach cancer on December 24, 2010.
References
- ^ "Gray Matters matter, as a matter of fact". University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
- ^ "The Rand Corporation and Our Policy Makers," September 1963, The Atlantic, retrieved November 25, 2022
- "Local General or Spot News Reporting". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ Kelly, Earl (December 28, 2010). "Edgewater resident, Pulitzer Prize winner Saul Friedman dies at 81". The Capital. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- Perez-Pena, Richard (November 1, 2009). "Columnist Quits After Newsday Starts Charging for Its Web Site". The New York Times.
- "Contributor, Saul Friedman". Time Goes By. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- Friedman, Saul (May 22, 2006). Run as fast as you can from conventional wisdom. Nieman Watchdog
External links
- Saul Friedman columns at Newsday
- Contributor, Saul Friedman at Time Goes By — point of entry to "Gray Matters" and "Reflections" columns at TGB after quitting the newspaper (from November 2009)