Glenn Frankel
Encyclopedia
Glenn Frankel is a Pulitzer Prize
winning journalist and former editor of the Washington Post Sunday magazine. He is also the acclaimed author of two books, "Beyond the Promised Land: Jews and Arabs on the Hard Road to a New Israel" and "Rivonia's Children: Three Families and the Cost of Conscience in White South Africa". He currently serves as the director of the School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin.
and began working as a reporter in 1973 for the Richmond Mercury (Virginia). After working for two years with the Mercury, Frankel joined "The Record", a newspaper servicing Bergen County in New Jersey, in 1975. Frankel left "The Record" to join The Washington Post
in 1979; he remained with the Post for the next 27 years, covering international and national news in a variety of capacities. Frankel was awarded the prestigious Knight Fellowship at Stanford in 1983. Between 1983 and 1986, Frankel worked as the Southern Africa bureau chief. From 1986 to 1989, Frankel served as the bureau chief in Jerusalem, a stint that brought him the prestigious Pulitzer award. From 1989 to 1992, he worked as the London Bureau chief. After 1992, Frankel returned to the US to work in the Washington Post newsroom.
in 1989 for his "sensitive and balanced reporting from Israel and the Middle East".
Mr Frankel's first book, "Beyond the Promised Land: Jews and Arabs on the Hard Road to a New Israel" was awarded the National Jewish Book Award.
Frankel won an Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship in 1998 to research and write about white activists being in the struggle against apartheid and their own legacy.
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winning journalist and former editor of the Washington Post Sunday magazine. He is also the acclaimed author of two books, "Beyond the Promised Land: Jews and Arabs on the Hard Road to a New Israel" and "Rivonia's Children: Three Families and the Cost of Conscience in White South Africa". He currently serves as the director of the School of Journalism at The University of Texas at Austin.
Background
Frankel graduated from Columbia UniversityColumbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
and began working as a reporter in 1973 for the Richmond Mercury (Virginia). After working for two years with the Mercury, Frankel joined "The Record", a newspaper servicing Bergen County in New Jersey, in 1975. Frankel left "The Record" to join The Washington Post
The Washington Post
The Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
in 1979; he remained with the Post for the next 27 years, covering international and national news in a variety of capacities. Frankel was awarded the prestigious Knight Fellowship at Stanford in 1983. Between 1983 and 1986, Frankel worked as the Southern Africa bureau chief. From 1986 to 1989, Frankel served as the bureau chief in Jerusalem, a stint that brought him the prestigious Pulitzer award. From 1989 to 1992, he worked as the London Bureau chief. After 1992, Frankel returned to the US to work in the Washington Post newsroom.
Awards
Glenn Frankel won the Pulitzer Prize for International ReportingPulitzer Prize for International Reporting
This Pulitzer Prize has been awarded since 1942 for a distinguished example of reporting on international affairs, including United Nations correspondence. In its first six years , it was called the Pulitzer Prize for Telegraphic Reporting - International...
in 1989 for his "sensitive and balanced reporting from Israel and the Middle East".
Mr Frankel's first book, "Beyond the Promised Land: Jews and Arabs on the Hard Road to a New Israel" was awarded the National Jewish Book Award.
Frankel won an Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship in 1998 to research and write about white activists being in the struggle against apartheid and their own legacy.
Related links
- Official Website
- University of Texas at Austin Journalism School profile
- Pulitzer Prize Winner Named UT School of Journalism Director
- Stanford University profile
- Simon and Schuster website for the book
- Knight Fellowship page listing former fellows
- Pultizer Prize page listing winners from 1989
- Washington Post page listing Glenn Frankel's articles