Sarah Cohen (journalist)
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Sarah Cohen is an American journalist
, and Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, at Duke University
.
She won the 2009 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
, and 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
.
then worked for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. She graduated from the University of Maryland
in 1992 with a master's degree in journalism.
She was training director for Investigative Reporters and Editors
.
She was database editor of the Washington Post.
She is on the advisory board of the Center for Investigative Reporting
.
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...
, and Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy, at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
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She won the 2009 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
The Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting is an award for journalists administered by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. The program was launched in 1991, with the goal of exposing examples of poor government, and encouraging good...
, and 2002 Pulitzer Prize 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...
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Life
She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
then worked for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. She graduated from the University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
in 1992 with a master's degree in journalism.
She was training director for Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that focuses on the quality of investigative reporting. Formed in 1975, it presents the IRE Awards and holds conferences and training classes for journalists. Its headquarters is in Columbia, Missouri, at the University of...
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She was database editor of the Washington Post.
She is on the advisory board of the Center for Investigative Reporting
Center for Investigative Reporting
The Center for Investigative Reporting is a non-profit journalism organization located in Berkeley, California. It was founded in 1977 by Lowell Bergman, , and David Weir to reveal injustice and abuse of power through the tools of journalism....
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External links
- "Q&A with Sarah Cohen", Duke Chronicle, Yeshwanth Kandimalla, March 17, 2011
- "Using Data Visualization as a Reporting Tool Can Reveal Story’s Shape", Poynter, Steve Myers, April 10, 2009
- Reporter's Lab blog