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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. Since 2004 he has been a Senior Adviser to niemanwatchdog.org.

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.

Personal

He lives with his wife, Anita, in Washington, D.C.

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

Books

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). It updated:
The Therapeutic Nightmare: A report on prescription drug, the man who make them, and the agency that controls them (1965)

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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Morton Mintz From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search 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.

Contents [hide] 1 Career 2 Personal 3 Awards 4 Books 4.1 Authored (4) 4.2 Co-authored (4) 5 External links/References

[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. They have three children, Magaret Mintz Birdsall and Daniel Mintz, both of New York City, and Roberta Mintz Levine, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and 10 grandchildren.

[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. It updated: 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

[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

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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

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 *''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).
+*''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). It updated:
 *''The Therapeutic Nightmare: A report on prescription drug, the man who make them, and the agency that controls them'' (1965)