Susan Rasky
Susan Rasky | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 10, 1952 Hollywood, California |
| Died | December 29, 2013 El Cerrito, California |
| Occupation | Political reporter forThe New York Times,senior lecturer at theUC Berkeley School of Journalism |
| Language | English |
| Education | B.A. History, University of California, Berkeley, M.A. Economic History, London School of Economics |
| Genre | Political journalism |
| Subject | American politics |
| Notable awards | George Polk Award |
Susan Rasky(June 10, 1952 – December 29, 2013) was an American universityeducatorandpolitical journalistfor theNew York Times.She won theGeorge Polk Awardfor her coverage of Capitol Hill in 1991.
Early life and education
[edit]Susan Rasky was born in 1952 inHollywood,California[1]toJewish,liberalparents.[1]She was raised inBaldwin Hills, Los Angelesand attended high school in theFairfax District.[1]
Rasky received herbachelor's degreein history from theUniversity of California, Berkeleyin 1974,[2]and later earned hermaster's degreein economic history from theLondon School of Economics.[3]
Career
[edit]Rasky moved toWashington, D.C.to pursue a career in journalism. She covered economic policy forReutersand theBureau of National Affairsfor five years.[1]In 1984, Rasky was hired as an editor byThe New York Times.[1]The Timeseventually named Rasky as its congressional correspondent. She continued to write for Reuters, and was hired as a columnist and contributing editor forThe California Journal.[3]
In 1991,[3]Rasky was a joint recipient of aGeorge Polk Awardfor her coverage of the budget debates in 1990.[2]Rasky shared the honor withDavid Rosenbaum.[2]She also wrote for publications includingThe Los Angeles Times,National Public Radio,The Sacramento Bee[4]andSalon.[5]
In 1992, Rasky joined theBerkeley's Graduate School of Journalismfaculty teaching political journalism as a senior lecturer.[1]Her students reportedly referred to themselves as "Raskyites"[4]and "Raskyfarians".[3]
References
[edit]- ^abcdefMark Z. Barabak (3 January 2014)."Susan Rasky dies at 61; reporter became Berkeley journalism lecturer".The Los Angeles Times.Retrieved10 June2015.
- ^abcDaniel Slotnik (3 January 2014)."Susan Rasky, Award-Winning Reporter for The Times, Dies at 61".The New York Times.Retrieved10 June2015.
- ^abcdCarla Marinucci (3 January 2014)."Journalist, UC Berkeley teacher Susan Rasky dies".The San Francisco Gate.Retrieved10 June2015.
- ^ab"Susan Rasky, NYT Reporter and UCB Journalism teacher, dies".ABC News.5 January 2014.Retrieved10 June2015.
- ^"Susan Rasky".Archive.Salon.Retrieved10 June2015.
External links
[edit]- 1952 births
- 2013 deaths
- American women non-fiction writers
- American political journalists
- Jewish American journalists
- Jewish American non-fiction writers
- Jewish women writers
- People from Hollywood, Los Angeles
- Journalists from California
- 21st-century American women journalists
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- George Polk Award recipients
- University of California, Berkeley people
- The New York Times journalists
- Journalists from Washington, D.C.
- People from El Cerrito, California
- People from Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles
- 21st-century American Jews
- People from Fairfax, Los Angeles