Joe Mahr
Joe Mahris an American investigative journalist, who won the 2004Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.
Life[edit]
He was born inGenoa, Ohioand attendedGenoa Area High Schooland theHonors Tutorial CollegeatOhio University,where he obtained his undergraduate degree in journalism.
In 2004, Mahr was awarded the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting along withMitch WeissandMichael D. Sallah,for a series on the atrocities committed byTiger Force,a U.S. Army platoon during the Vietnam War.[1]The trio also received The Medal byInvestigative Reporters & Editors;a first-placeSigma Delta Chi Awardfor investigative reporting; a first-placeNieman Awardpresented by theNieman Foundation for JournalismatHarvard University,and a first-place award for investigative reporting byAssociated Press Society of Ohio.
HisChicago Tribunearticle about police corruption inHarvey, Illinois,co-authored by Joseph Ryan and Matthew Walberg, was a finalist for thePulitzer Prize.[2]
His investigative work for theToledo Bladealso included an investigation into allegations that the police in Toledo refused to arrest or investigate abusive priests[3] In addition to his Pulitzer Prize–winning work, Mahr has also written a series of stories looking at abuse and neglect in the mental health system for theSt. Louis Post-Dispatch.
He currently writes for theChicago Tribune[4]where he was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for his coverage of government corruption in the Chicago suburb ofHarvey, IL.[5]
References[edit]
- ^Kelly Lecker (2004-04-06)."Blade wins Pulitzer: Series exposing Vietnam atrocities earns top honor".Toledo Blade.Retrieved2009-05-02.
- ^"Finalist: Joe Mahr, Joseph Ryan and Matthew Walberg of Chicago Tribune".
- ^Madeleine Brand (2005-08-02)."Report: Toledo Cops Refused to Probe Priest Abuse".National Public Radio.Retrieved2009-05-02.
- ^Mahr, Joe."Author Profile".Chicago Tribune.Retrieved18 July2014.
- ^"2015 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting Finalists".pulitzer.org.Retrieved2017-09-13.
