Jeff Brazilis a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist, writer, and editor who received, along with fellow journalist Steve Berry, thePulitzer Prizefor Investigative Journalism in 1993 for a series of articles published in theOrlando Sentinelon unjust and racially motivated traffic stops and money seizures by aFloridaSheriff's drug task force.[1]Brazil was a staff writer for the Orlando Sentinel from 1989 to 1993.
Brazil also won aScripps Howardaward for environmental journalism in 1991 for a year-long examination of the then-failing efforts to save the endangeredmanateein Florida.
From 1993 to 2000, Brazil worked as a writer and editor with theLos Angeles Times.In 1994 he won theWorth Bingham Prize[1]for a series of stories exposing lapses within the Federal Aviation Administration on safety issues following a fatal crash at John Wayne Airport that killed five people, including the president ofIn-N-Out Burger.The award was presented to him by President Bill Clinton.
Brazil has also written for magazines on the subjects of technology, sports, culture, finance, politics, criminal justice, and social innovation.
He currently is part of a MacArthur Foundation-funded research effort at the University of California's Humanities Research Institute that is analyzing the impact of the Internet and digital media on education, participatory politics, and youth culture. As Communication Director for the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub, he directs editorial, media production, and strategic communication.
Previously the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, No Edition Time from 1953–1963 and the Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting from 1964–1984
