Meg Kissinger
Meg Kissinger is an American investigative journalist and the James Madison Visiting Professor at Columbia University. While working at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, she and Susanne Rust were finalists for the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for their investigation of Bisphenol A.[1] Kissinger has also written extensively about the failures of the mental health system.
She was born in Wilmette, Illinois, where she attended Regina Dominican High School.[2] She graduated from DePauw University in 1979.[3][4]
Awards
- 2013 George Polk Award for Medical Writing http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/chronic-crisis-a-system-that-doesnt-heal-milwaukee-county-mental-health-system-210480011.html?ipad=y#!/emergency-detentions/
- 2012 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award [5]
- 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting finalist [6][7]
- 2008 George Polk Award[8][9]
- 2008 John B. Oakes Award for distinguished environmental reporting[10]
- Scripps Howard National Journalism award, 2009 and 2010
- 2009 Grantham award of special merit [11]
Work
- "Chemical Fallout", Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
References
- ^ "Bisphenol A Reporting Team Is Finalist for Pulitzer".
- ^ "Speaker Series - Regina Dominican High School".
- ^ "Investigative Reporter Meg Kissinger '79 Wins George Polk Award - DePauw University". Depauw.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ "Investigative Journalist Meg Kissinger '79 Receives National Award's Honorable Mention - DePauw University". Depauw.edu. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ Kissinger, Meg (2011-12-10). "Law creates barriers to getting care for mentally ill". JSOnline. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ "The Pulitzer Prizes | Investigative Reporting". Pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize Finalist - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Bisphenol A Gets Pulitzer Finalist". The Daily Green. 2009-04-20. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ Behm, Don (2009-02-21). "Journal Sentinel reporters win Polk Award for BPA series". JSOnline. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. (2009-02-17). "For Their Risk-Taking, Journalists Garner Polk Awards". The New York Times.
- ^ "Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism:Site Map". Journalism.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2010-06-14. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ [1] Archived September 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- "Logan Symposium: How the Sausage Is Made? (Journalists)", Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
- "Please Explain: BPA", WNYC, February
Nieman Storyboard: Meg Kissinger On Writing the Tough Stories
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