Nigel Jaquiss
Encyclopedia
Nigel Jaquiss is an American journalist
who won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize
for investigative reporting
, for his work exposing former Governor of Oregon
Neil Goldschmidt
's sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl while he was mayor of Portland
, Oregon. His story was published in Willamette Week
in May 2004.
Jaquiss graduated from Dartmouth College
in 1984; he spent eleven years as a Wall Street and Singapore
-based crude oil trader, working for Cargill
, Morgan Stanley
and Goldman Sachs
. Wanting a career change, he enrolled at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
and got his master's degee in 1997. He began his journalism career in Portland in January 1998.
instead.
Zusman told the newspaper industry magazine Editor & Publisher
that he and Jaquiss decided to post the story online immediately, so as not to risk being beat by the daily.
Jaquiss' Pulitzer represented only the third weekly paper that had been awarded a Pulitzer.
Jaquiss later broke the initial news of Portland
mayor Sam Adams' affair with an intern who may have been underage at the onset of their affair, on President Barack Obama
's Inauguration Day.
corporation during the UE180 rate case
in which PGE was attempting to raise its rates roughly %9, equivalent to roughly $200 million dollars in annual cash flow. According to the allegations which Jaquiss reported to the media, PGE finance officials attempted to improperly doctor the bond rating produced by Standard and Poor's and thereby increase the clout for the need to implement a rate hike.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
who won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize
2005 Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prizes for 2005 were announced on 2005-04-04.-Journalism:*Beat reporting: Amy Dockser Marcus of The Wall Street Journal for her "stories about patients, families and physicians [of the] world of cancer survivors"....
for investigative reporting
Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting has been awarded since 1953, under one name or another, for a distinguished example of investigative reporting by an individual or team, presented as a single article or series in print journalism...
, for his work exposing former Governor of Oregon
Governor of Oregon
The Governor of Oregon is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. The title of governor was also applied to the office of Oregon's chief executive during the provisional and U.S. territorial governments....
Neil Goldschmidt
Neil Goldschmidt
Neil Edward Goldschmidt is an American businessman and former Democratic politician from Oregon who held local, state, and federal offices over three decades. After serving as the governor of Oregon, Goldschmidt is widely considered the most influential figure in the state's politics, both as an...
's sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl while he was mayor of Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon. His story was published in Willamette Week
Willamette Week
Willamette Week is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Portland, Oregon, United States. It features reports on local news, politics, sports, business and culture....
in May 2004.
Jaquiss graduated from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1984; he spent eleven years as a Wall Street and Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
-based crude oil trader, working for Cargill
Cargill
Cargill, Incorporated is a privately held, multinational corporation based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. Founded in 1865, it is now the largest privately held corporation in the United States in terms of revenue. If it were a public company, it would rank, as of 2011, number 13 on the Fortune 500,...
, Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
and Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is an American multinational bulge bracket investment banking and securities firm that engages in global investment banking, securities, investment management, and other financial services primarily with institutional clients...
. Wanting a career change, he enrolled at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
and got his master's degee in 1997. He began his journalism career in Portland in January 1998.
Story-behind-the-story
Jaquiss almost lost his prize-winning scoop when he and his editor (Mark Zusman) decided to give Goldschmidt a full week to respond to the allegations the weekly was planning to make. Goldschmidt, who had previously told Zusman to "go get 'em" after a lunch in the middle of the paper's investigation, took his story to The OregonianThe Oregonian
The Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
instead.
Zusman told the newspaper industry magazine Editor & Publisher
Editor & Publisher
Editor & Publisher is a monthly magazine covering the North American newspaper industry. It is based in New York City. E&P calls itself "America's Oldest Journal Covering the Newspaper Industry" and describes itself on its website as "the authoritative journal covering all aspects of the North...
that he and Jaquiss decided to post the story online immediately, so as not to risk being beat by the daily.
Jaquiss' Pulitzer represented only the third weekly paper that had been awarded a Pulitzer.
Jaquiss later broke the initial news of Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
mayor Sam Adams' affair with an intern who may have been underage at the onset of their affair, on President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's Inauguration Day.
Portland General Electric Bond Rating Scandal of 2006
In 2006 Jaquiss reported on allegations made by the Industrial Customers of the Northwest Utilities about improper tampering with the bond rating of the Portland General ElectricPortland General Electric
Portland General Electric is an electrical utility based in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It distributes electricity to customers in parts of Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion, Yamhill, Washington, and Polk counties - half of the inhabitants of Oregon...
corporation during the UE180 rate case
Rate case
A rate case is the formal process which industries that have the legal designation of public utility are mandated to go through in order to set the rate at which they are allowed to charge consumers for their service...
in which PGE was attempting to raise its rates roughly %9, equivalent to roughly $200 million dollars in annual cash flow. According to the allegations which Jaquiss reported to the media, PGE finance officials attempted to improperly doctor the bond rating produced by Standard and Poor's and thereby increase the clout for the need to implement a rate hike.
External links
- The 30-Year Secret: a crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon, his prize-winning Willamette Week story
- List of Willamette Week stories by Jaquiss
- Feature story on Jaquiss from The DartmouthThe DartmouthThe Dartmouth is the daily student newspaper at Dartmouth College. Founded in 1799, it is America's oldest college newspaper. It is published by The Dartmouth, Inc., an independent, nonprofit corporation chartered in the state of New Hampshire.-History:...
- http://www.nigeljaquiss.com