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'''John M. Baer''' is an American journalist working for the [[Philadelphia Daily News]].
'''John M. Baer''' is an American journalist working for the [[Philadelphia Daily News]].


Baer earned a degree from [[Mount St. Mary's University]] in [[Maryland]] and a master's degree from [[Temple University]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web| title = John Baer| work = Philadelphia Daily News | publisher = Philly Online, LLC. | archivedate = 2009-08-17| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5j6JKQ1v2| url = http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/john_baer/}}</ref> He studied at the [[Brookings Institution]] and worked in Congress as a Fellow of the [[American Political Science Association]].<ref name=bio /> He has also attended the [[Loyola Law School]] in [[Los Angeles]] inaugural Journalist Law School program.<ref name=bio />
Baer earned a degree from [[Mount St. Mary's University]] in [[Maryland]] and a master's degree from [[Temple University]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|title=John Baer |work=Philadelphia Daily News |publisher=Philly Online, LLC. |archivedate=2009-08-17 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5j6JKQ1v2?url=http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/john_baer/ |url=http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/john_baer/ |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> He studied at the [[Brookings Institution]] and worked in Congress as a Fellow of the [[American Political Science Association]].<ref name=bio /> He has also attended the [[Loyola Law School]] in [[Los Angeles]] inaugural Journalist Law School program.<ref name=bio />


He has won numerous awards for column-writing and investigative journalism, including honors from the Associated Press Managing Editors, the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Journalists and the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. In 2015, he won First Place for column-writing in the Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association's Keystone Press Awards and First Place for column-writing from the Associated Press Managing Editors. He was recipient of the Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association's 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence in recognition of "outstanding service" to the Pennsylvania newspaper industry. He was recipient of the 2014 Common Cause of Pennsylvania Media Award for "distinguished reporting" on ethics and accountability in government. He is the author of the book "On the Front Lines of Pennsylvania Politics: Twenty-Five Years of Keystone Reporting"(The History Press, 2012). He is a founder and president of the Pennsylvania Press Club and a board member and past president of the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association.
He has won numerous awards for column-writing and investigative journalism, including honors from the Associated Press Managing Editors, the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Journalists and the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. In 2015, he won First Place for column-writing in the Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association's Keystone Press Awards and First Place for column-writing from the Associated Press Managing Editors. He was recipient of the Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association's 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence in recognition of "outstanding service" to the Pennsylvania newspaper industry. He was recipient of the 2014 Common Cause of Pennsylvania Media Award for "distinguished reporting" on ethics and accountability in government. He is the author of the book "On the Front Lines of Pennsylvania Politics: Twenty-Five Years of Keystone Reporting"(The History Press, 2012). He is a founder and president of the Pennsylvania Press Club and a board member and past president of the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association.
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In 2009, he was awarded the Simon Brute Medal by the Mount St. Mary's University National Alumni Association.
In 2009, he was awarded the Simon Brute Medal by the Mount St. Mary's University National Alumni Association.


The political website [[PoliticsPA]] gave him an "Honorable Mention" in their "Best Capitol Correspondent" feature, saying that Baer's "articles cut through all the Capitol B.S. and gives readers a simple, straightforward understanding of politics and state government."<ref>{{cite web| title = The Best and Worst Capitol Correspondents| work = [[PoliticsPA]]| publisher = The Publius Group| year = 2002| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20020114191003/politicspa.com/FEATURES/Correspondents.htm| url = http://www.politicspa.com/FEATURES/Correspondents.htm| archivedate=2002-01-14}}</ref> In 2002, the [[National Journal]] named him one of the top 10 political journalists outside [[Washington, DC]].<ref name=bio /> In 2005, he was named one of "Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters" by the Pennsylvania political news website [[PoliticsPA]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters| work = [[PoliticsPA]]| publisher =| archivedate = 2006-01-09| year = 2006 | url= http://www.politicspa.com/FEATURES/05reportersandcolumnists.htm| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060109093916/www.politicspa.com/FEATURES/05reportersandcolumnists.htm}}</ref>
The political website [[PoliticsPA]] gave him an "Honorable Mention" in their "Best Capitol Correspondent" feature, saying that Baer's "articles cut through all the Capitol B.S. and gives readers a simple, straightforward understanding of politics and state government."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Best and Worst Capitol Correspondents |work=[[PoliticsPA]] |publisher=The Publius Group |year=2002 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020114191003/http://politicspa.com/FEATURES/Correspondents.htm |url=http://www.politicspa.com/FEATURES/Correspondents.htm |archivedate=2002-01-14 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> In 2002, the [[National Journal]] named him one of the top 10 political journalists outside [[Washington, DC]].<ref name=bio /> In 2005, he was named one of "Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters" by the Pennsylvania political news website [[PoliticsPA]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters |work=[[PoliticsPA]] |publisher= |archivedate=2006-01-09 |year=2006 |url=http://www.politicspa.com/FEATURES/05reportersandcolumnists.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060109093916/http://www.politicspa.com/FEATURES/05reportersandcolumnists.htm |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>


In 2007, he received a Second Place [[Keystone Press Award]] for his column from the [[Pennsylvania Newspaper Association]].<ref>{{cite web | title = 2007 Keystone Press Award Winners - Division I | work = | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Newspaper Association]] | year = 2007 | url = http://www.pa-newspaper.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/PDFs/Contests/2007KeystoneWinners-DivI.pdf}}</ref> In 2008, the political website [[PolitickerPA.com]] named him one of the "Most Powerful Political Reporters" in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite news | last = Edge| first = Wally | title = Most powerful political reporters | work = [[PolitickerPA.com]] | publisher = The Observer Media Group | date = July 21, 2008| url = http://www.politicker.com/pennsylvania/20302/most-powerful-political-reporters}}</ref> In 2016 and in 2008, he received an "Honorable Mention" [[Keystone Press Award]] for his column from the [[Pennsylvania Newspaper Association]].<ref>{{cite web | title = 2008 Keystone Press Award Winners - Division I | work = | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Newspaper Association]] | year = 2007 | url = http://www.pa-newspaper.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/PDFs/Contests/2008KeystoneWinners-DivI.pdf}}</ref> The ''[[Pennsylvania Report]]'' named him to the 2009 "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and described him as the "one journalist who should be read by all politicos."<ref name=pareport>{{cite web| title = PA Report 100| work = [[Pennsylvania Report]]| publisher = Capital Growth, Inc.| date = January 23, 2009| url = http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PA%20Report%20100%20-%20Jan%2023,%202009.pdf|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5j0zKOG5a|archivedate=2009-08-14|format=PDF}}</ref>
In 2007, he received a Second Place [[Keystone Press Award]] for his column from the [[Pennsylvania Newspaper Association]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2007 Keystone Press Award Winners - Division I |work= |publisher=[[Pennsylvania Newspaper Association]] |year=2007 |url=http://www.pa-newspaper.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/PDFs/Contests/2007KeystoneWinners-DivI.pdf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722115045/http://www.pa-newspaper.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/PDFs/Contests/2007KeystoneWinners-DivI.pdf |archivedate=2011-07-22 |df= }}</ref> In 2008, the political website [[PolitickerPA.com]] named him one of the "Most Powerful Political Reporters" in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite news|last=Edge |first=Wally |title=Most powerful political reporters |work=[[PolitickerPA.com]] |publisher=The Observer Media Group |date=July 21, 2008 |url=http://www.politicker.com/pennsylvania/20302/most-powerful-political-reporters }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2016 and in 2008, he received an "Honorable Mention" [[Keystone Press Award]] for his column from the [[Pennsylvania Newspaper Association]].<ref>{{cite web | title = 2008 Keystone Press Award Winners - Division I | work = | publisher = [[Pennsylvania Newspaper Association]] | year = 2007 | url = http://www.pa-newspaper.org/core/contentmanager/uploads/PDFs/Contests/2008KeystoneWinners-DivI.pdf}}</ref> The ''[[Pennsylvania Report]]'' named him to the 2009 "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and described him as the "one journalist who should be read by all politicos."<ref name=pareport>{{cite web|title=PA Report 100 |work=[[Pennsylvania Report]] |publisher=Capital Growth, Inc. |date=January 23, 2009 |url=http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PA%20Report%20100%20-%20Jan%2023,%202009.pdf |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5j0zKOG5a?url=http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PA Report 100 - Jan 23, 2009.pdf |archivedate=August 14, 2009 |format=PDF |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:11, 24 April 2017

John M. Baer
EducationMount St. Mary's University
Temple University
OccupationJournalist
Notable creditPhiladelphia Daily News

John M. Baer is an American journalist working for the Philadelphia Daily News.

Baer earned a degree from Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland and a master's degree from Temple University.[1] He studied at the Brookings Institution and worked in Congress as a Fellow of the American Political Science Association.[1] He has also attended the Loyola Law School in Los Angeles inaugural Journalist Law School program.[1]

He has won numerous awards for column-writing and investigative journalism, including honors from the Associated Press Managing Editors, the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Journalists and the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. In 2015, he won First Place for column-writing in the Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association's Keystone Press Awards and First Place for column-writing from the Associated Press Managing Editors. He was recipient of the Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association's 2015 Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence in recognition of "outstanding service" to the Pennsylvania newspaper industry. He was recipient of the 2014 Common Cause of Pennsylvania Media Award for "distinguished reporting" on ethics and accountability in government. He is the author of the book "On the Front Lines of Pennsylvania Politics: Twenty-Five Years of Keystone Reporting"(The History Press, 2012). He is a founder and president of the Pennsylvania Press Club and a board member and past president of the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association.

In 2009, he was awarded the Simon Brute Medal by the Mount St. Mary's University National Alumni Association.

The political website PoliticsPA gave him an "Honorable Mention" in their "Best Capitol Correspondent" feature, saying that Baer's "articles cut through all the Capitol B.S. and gives readers a simple, straightforward understanding of politics and state government."[2] In 2002, the National Journal named him one of the top 10 political journalists outside Washington, DC.[1] In 2005, he was named one of "Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters" by the Pennsylvania political news website PoliticsPA.[3]

In 2007, he received a Second Place Keystone Press Award for his column from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association.[4] In 2008, the political website PolitickerPA.com named him one of the "Most Powerful Political Reporters" in Pennsylvania.[5] In 2016 and in 2008, he received an "Honorable Mention" Keystone Press Award for his column from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association.[6] The Pennsylvania Report named him to the 2009 "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and described him as the "one journalist who should be read by all politicos."[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "John Baer". Philadelphia Daily News. Philly Online, LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "The Best and Worst Capitol Correspondents". PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-01-14. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania's Most Influential Reporters". PoliticsPA. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-01-09. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "2007 Keystone Press Award Winners - Division I" (PDF). Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Edge, Wally (July 21, 2008). "Most powerful political reporters". PolitickerPA.com. The Observer Media Group.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "2008 Keystone Press Award Winners - Division I" (PDF). Pennsylvania Newspaper Association. 2007.
  7. ^ Report 100 - Jan 23, 2009.pdf "PA Report 100" (PDF). Pennsylvania Report. Capital Growth, Inc. January 23, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2009. {{cite web}}: Check |archiveurl= value (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)