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Michael Hiltzik

Michael A. Hiltzik(born November 9, 1952) is an Americancolumnist,reporterand author who has written extensively for theLos Angeles Times.In 1999, he won abeat reportingPulitzer Prizefor co-writing a series of articles aboutcorruptionin themusic industrywithChuck Philips.[1]He won twoGerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.[2]

Michael A. Hiltzik
Born(1952-11-09)November 9, 1952(age 72)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationJournalist,foreign correspondent,columnist,editor,blogger,author
NationalityAmerican
EducationColgate University(BA)
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism(MS)
Notable awards
SpouseDeborah Ibert
ChildrenAndrew, David

Career

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He was a journalist at theBuffalo Courier-Expressin (Buffalo, New York) in 1974–1978. He was a staff writer at theProvidence Journal-Bulletin(Providence, Rhode Island) 1979–1981. He joinedThe Los Angeles Timesas a financial writer from 1981 to 1983 and was its financial correspondent in New York City 1982–1988,Nairobibureau chief 1988–1993,Moscowcorrespondent 1993–1994. He was a financial staff writer,editor,and columnist at theTimes1994–2006.[1] More recently, he began writing a column about business and economic issues in theUS West Coast.

In 1985, he shared aGerald Loeb AwardHonorable Mention for Large Newspapers for "Takeovers".[2][3][better source needed]He won Silver Gavel award from theAmerican Bar Associationand theOverseas Press Clubcited his reporting onEast Africanissues. In 1996 he was a finalist for two Pulitzer Prizes for his reporting onhealth care issuesinCaliforniaand his reporting on a major entertainment merger betweenDisneyandABC.[4]

Along withTimesstaff writer Chuck Philips, Hiltzik won the 1999Pulitzer Prizefor their series on corruption and bribes in the music industry.[4]The year-long series exposed corruption in the music business in three different areas: TheAcademy of Recording Arts and Sciencesraised money for an ostensible charity that netted only pennies on the dollar for its charity; radio station "payola", for airplay of new recordings; and the proliferation of exploitive and poorly conceived medical detox programs for celebrities.[5]Mark Saylor,then entertainment editor of the business section of the paper, said it was gratifying because it recognized "aggressive reporting on the hometown industry... where The LA Times has long labored under a cloud, the misperception that...[they]... were soft on the entertainment industry".[6]The series led to the removal of C. Michael Green, then Grammy chief.[7]

In 2004, Hiltzik won aGerald Loeb Awardfor Commentary.[8][9]

Controversy

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Sockpuppet suspension

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In 2006, Hiltzik was suspended without pay from theLA Timesforsockpuppetingon his blog "The Golden State". Hiltzik admitted to posting under false names on multiple sites, using the pseudonym "Mikekoshi" to criticize commentatorsHugh Hewittand Patrick Frey.[10][11]In December 2009, theLA Timesannounced that Hiltzik would be returning to the paper as a business columnist.[12]

Mocking unvaccinated COVID deaths

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Hiltzik was criticized for a January 10, 2022 column, where he encouraged public humiliation of unvaccinated people who died fromCOVID-19.He said, "mockery is not necessarily the wrong reaction to those who publicly mocked anti-COVID measures and encourage others to follow suit, before they perished of the disease the dangers of which they belittled".[13][14]

Books

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  • A death in Kenya: the murder of Julie Ward.New York, N.Y.:Delacorte Press.1991.ISBN0-385-30191-X.LCCN90027198.
  • Dealers of lightning: Xerox PARC and the dawn of the computer age(1st ed.). New York:HarperBusiness.1999.ISBN0-88730-891-0.LCCN98047043.
  • The plot against Social security: how the Bush administration is endangering our financial future(1st ed.). New York, N.Y.:HarperCollinsPublishers.2005.ISBN0-06-083465-X.LCCN2005046132.
  • Colossus: Hoover Dam and the making of the American century.New York:Free Press.2010.ISBN978-1-4165-3216-3.LCCN2009033833.
  • The New Deal: A Modern History.New York:Free Press.2011.ISBN978-1-4391-5448-9.
  • Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention that Launched the Military-Industrial Complex.Simon & Schuster.2015.ISBN978-1451675757.
  • Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America.New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2020.ISBN9780544770348.

Radio interviews

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Hiltzik has been interviewed aboutinternet privacymatters ontalk radioshows such as theNorman GoldmanShow.[15]

References

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  1. ^ab"Michael Hiltzik."Marquis Who's Who,2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center.Farmington Hills, Michigan:Gale,2009.http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC.Document Number: K2016804504. Fee. Accessed viaFairfax County Public Library.
  2. ^ab"Historical Winners List".UCLA Anderson School of Management.RetrievedJanuary 31,2019.
  3. ^"Loeb Award winners 1958–1996".Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing.April 2013.RetrievedFebruary 6,2019.
  4. ^ab"Gerald Loeb Awards – Michael Hiltzik".UCLA Anderson School of Management.2006. Archived fromthe originalon February 22, 2012.Retrieved2009-10-25.
  5. ^Trounson, Rebecca (February 22, 2012)."Mark Saylor dies at 58; former Times editor oversaw Pulitzer-winning series".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved28 April2013.
  6. ^Shaw, David (April 13, 1999)."2 Times Staffers Share Pulitzer for Beat Reporting".LA Times.Retrieved30 July2012.
  7. ^Philips, Chuck (April 28, 2002)."Green out as President of Grammys".LA Times.Retrieved22 July2012.
  8. ^"Michael A. Hiltzik from HarperCollins Publishers".HarperCollinsCanada.Retrieved2009-10-25.
  9. ^"L.A. Times Columnist Wins Loeb Award".Los Angeles Times.June 30, 2004.RetrievedFebruary 1,2019.
  10. ^Weiss, Michael (April 21, 2006)."I Spy Your IP".Slate Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon April 23, 2006.RetrievedAugust 21,2012.
  11. ^Kurtz, Howard(April 21, 2006)."Los Angeles Times Yanks Columnist's Blog – Hiltzik Accused of Using Pseudonyms".The Washington Post.Retrieved2009-10-25.
  12. ^Hofmeister, Sallie (December 19, 2008)."Michael Hiltzik to return to writing Business column".The LA Times.Retrieved27 July2012.
  13. ^Stafford, Zach (2022-01-17)."Unvaccinated people dying of Covid doesn't warrant your gloating".MSNBC.Retrieved2022-12-16.
  14. ^Hiltzik, Michael (2022-01-10)."Column: Mocking anti-vaxxers' COVID deaths is ghoulish, yes — but may be necessary".Los Angeles Times.Archived fromthe originalon 2022-01-10.Retrieved2022-12-16.
  15. ^The Norman Goldman Showhttp://normangoldman.com

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