Morton Mintz
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Morton Mintz is a renowned investigative journalist who in his early years (1946-1958) reported for two St. Louis newspapers, the Star-Times and the Globe-Democrat; and then, most notably The Washington Post (1958-1988). He exposed such scandals as thalidomide and the Dalkon Shield.
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[edit] Career
Morton Mintz covered the Supreme Court for The Washington Post from 1964 to 1965 and again from 1977 to 1980. He is also a former chair of the Fund for Investigative Journalism.
[edit] Personal
He lives with his wife, Anita, in Washington, D.C.
[edit] Awards
- Columbia Journalism Award, Columbia University (1983)
- Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild Award for Public Service (twice)
- Playboy Foundation's Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Worth Bingham Memorial Award
- Heywood Broun Memorial Award
- Raymond Clapper Memorial Award
- George Polk Memorial Award
[edit] Books
[edit] Authored (4)
- At Any Cost: Corporate Greed, Women, and the Dalkon Shield (1985)
- The Pill: An Alarming Report (1970)
- By prescription only: A report on the roles of the United States Food and Drug Administration, the American Medical Association, pharmaceutical manufacturers, ... may be worthless, injurious, or even lethal (1967)
- The therapeutic nightmare: A report on the roles of the United States Food and Drug Administration, the American Medical Association, pharmaceutical manufacturers .. (1965)
[edit] Co-authored (5)
- America, Inc.: Who Owns and Operates the United States (1971), with Jerry S. Cohen
- Power, Inc. (1976), with Jerry S. Cohen
- Quotations from President Ron (1987), with Margaret Mintz
[edit] External links/References
- Morton Mintz home page: | Morton Mintz - Biography
- Mort Wants To Know: Tompaine.com series on questions the press should but doesn't ask of federal candidates | Excerpts