Michael Hiltzik
Michael A. Hiltzik | |
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Born | New York City | November 9, 1952
Occupation | Journalist, foreign correspondent, columnist, editor, blogger, author |
Nationality | United States |
Education | 1973, B.A. in English, Colgate University 1974, M.Sc. in journalism, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism |
Notable awards | 2004 Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism 1999, beat reporting Pulitzer Prize |
Spouse | Deborah Ibert |
Children | Andrew, David |
Michael A. Hiltzik (born November 9, 1952) is an American columnist and reporter who has written extensively for the Los Angeles Times. In 1999, he won a beat reporting Pulitzer Prize for co-writing an article about corruption in the music industry. In 2004, he won a Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.[1]
Career
He was a journalist at the Buffalo Courier-Express in (Buffalo, New York) in 1974–1978 and bureau chief in 1976–1978. He was a staff writer at the Providence Journal-Bulletin (Providence, Rhode Island) 1979–1981. He joined The Los Angeles Times as a financial writer 1981–1983, and was its financial correspondent in New York City 1982–1988, Nairobi bureau chief 1988–1993, Moscow correspondent 1993–1994. He was a financial staff writer, editor, and columnist at the Times 1994–2006.[1] More recently, he began writing a column about business and economic issues in the US West Coast.
He won Silver Gavel award from the American Bar Association and the Overseas Press Club cited his reporting on East African issues. In 1996 he was a finalist for two Pulitzer Prizes, for his reporting on health care issues in California and his reporting on a major entertainment merger between Disney and ABC.[2]
Along with Times staff writer Chuck Philips, Hiltzik won the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for the articles they wrote on corruption and bribes in the music industry.[2] The year-long series exposed corruption in the music business in three different areas: The Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences raised money for an ostensible charity that netted only pennies on the dollar for its charity; radio station "payola," for airplay of new recordings; and the proliferation of exploitive and poorly conceived medical detox programs for celebrities.[3] Mark Saylor, then entertainment editor of the business section of the paper, said it was especially rewarding because it recognized "aggressive reporting on the hometown industry . . . where The LA Times has long labored under a cloud, the misperception that ...[they]... were soft on the entertainment industry".[4] The series led to the removal of C. Michael Green, then Grammy chief.[5]
In 2004, Hiltzik won a Gerald Loeb Award for his contributions to financial journalism.[6]
Controversy and suspension
In 2006, Hiltzik was suspended without pay from the LA Times for sockpuppeting on his blog "The Golden State". Hiltzik admitted to posting under false names on multiple sites, using the pseudonym "Mikekoshi" to criticize commentators Hugh Hewitt and Patrick Frey.[7][8] In December 2009, the LA Times announced that Hiltzik would be returning to the paper as a business columnist.[9]
Books
- A death in Kenya : the murder of Julie Ward. New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press. 1991. ISBN 0-385-30191-X. LCCN 90027198.
- Dealers of lightning : Xerox PARC and the dawn of the computer age (1st ed.). New York: HarperBusiness. 1999. ISBN 0-88730-891-0. LCCN 98047043.
- The plot against Social security : how the Bush administration is endangering our financial future (1st ed.). New York, N.Y.: HarperCollinsPublishers. 2005. ISBN 0-06-083465-X. LCCN 2005046132.
- Colossus : Hoover Dam and the making of the American century. New York: Free Press. 2010. ISBN 978-1-4165-3216-3. LCCN 2009033833.
- The New Deal: A Modern History. New York: Free Press. 2011. ISBN 1-4391-5448-1.
- Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention that Launched the Military-Industrial Complex. Simon & Schuster. 2015. ISBN 1451675755.
Radio interviews
Hiltzik has been interviewed about internet privacy matters on talk radio shows such as the Norman Goldman Show.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Michael Hiltzik." Marquis Who's Who, 2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC. Document Number: K2016804504. Fee. Accessed via Fairfax County Public Library.
- ^ a b "Gerald Loeb Awards – Michael Hiltzik". UCLA Anderson School of Management. 2006 <!––year imputed from archive.org––>. Archived from the original on 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
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(help)CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ Trounson, Rebecca (February 22, 2012). "Mark Saylor dies at 58; former Times editor oversaw Pulitzer-winning series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Shaw, David (April 13, 1999). "2 Times Staffers Share Pulitzer for Beat Reporting". LA Times. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ Philips, Chuck (April 28, 2002). "Green out as President of Grammys". LA Times. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ "Michael A. Hiltzik from HarperCollins Publishers". HarperCollinsCanada. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- ^ Weiss, Michael (April 21, 2006). "I Spy Your IP". Slate Magazine. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ Kurtz, Howard (April 21, 2006). "Los Angeles Times Yanks Columnist's Blog – Hiltzik Accused of Using Pseudonyms". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-20-25.
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(help) - ^ Hofmeister, Sallie (December 19, 2008). "Michael Hiltzik to return to writing Business column". The LA Times. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ The Norman Goldman Show http://normangoldman.com
Further reading
- Pogue, David (April 4, 1999). "Geek Lore". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-25. book review of Dealers of Lightning
External links
- American newspaper reporters and correspondents
- American male writers
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Columbia University alumni
- Colgate University alumni
- Pulitzer Prize for Beat Reporting winners
- The Providence Journal people
- Los Angeles Times people
- American bloggers
- American business writers
- American technology writers
- American foreign policy writers
- Gerald Loeb Award winners