Morton Mintz

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Morton Mintz is an investigative journalist who in his early years (1946-1958) reported for two St. Louis, Missouri 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 prescription drug, the man who make them, and the agency that controls them (1965)

[edit] Co-authored (4)

  • 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
  • President Ron's Appointment Book (1988), with Anita Mintz

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