Nigel Jaquiss
Nigel Jaquiss | |
|---|---|
 Nigel Jaquiss in 2013 | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Dartmouth College,1984B.A. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism,1997Master's degree |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, winner ofPulitzer Prize 2005 |
| Spouse |
Margaret Remsen (m.1989) |
| Children | 3 |
Nigel Jaquiss(born 1962) is an Americanjournalistwho won the2005 Pulitzer Prizefor investigative reporting,for his work exposing formerOregon GovernorNeil Goldschmidt's sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl while he wasmayorofPortland,Oregon.[1]His story was published inWillamette Weekin May 2004. He continues to write forWillamette Week.[2]
Education and career[edit]
Jaquiss graduated fromDartmouth Collegein 1984;[1]he spent eleven years as aWall StreetandSingapore-basedcrude oiltrader, working forCargill,Morgan StanleyandGoldman Sachs.He sought a career change, eventually enrolling atColumbia University Graduate School of Journalismwhere he got his master's degree in 1997.[3]
He began his journalism career in Portland in January 1998, working forWillamette Week.One of his first major stories was an exposé oftoxic moldand unsafe levels ofradonat Whitaker Middle School inNortheast Portland,[3]which led to the school shutting down and the building being demolished.[4]
Goldschmidt story[edit]
Jaquiss almost lost his prize-winning scoop about Neil Goldschmidt when he and his editor (Mark Zusman) decided to give Goldschmidt a full week to respond to the allegationsWillamette Weekwas planning to make. Goldschmidt, who had previously told Zusman to "go get 'em" after a lunch in the middle of the paper's investigation, took his story toThe Oregonianinstead. Zusman told the newspaper industry magazineEditor & Publisherthat he and Jaquiss decided to post the story online immediately, so as not to risk being beat by the daily. Jaquiss' Pulitzer represented only the thirdalternative weeklypaper to have been awarded the prize.[1][5]
Kitzhaber scandal[edit]
Jaquiss was credited with having "brought down" another Oregon governor,John Kitzhaber,in 2015. Following a series of damaging articles, many of them written by Jaquiss for theWillamette Weekin late 2014 and early 2015, Kitzhaber and his fianceeCylvia Hayesbecame the subject of a criminal investigation probing possible conflicts of interest and misuse of state resources. Kitzhaber resigned in February 2015.[6][7]
Other work[edit]
In 2006, Jaquiss reported on allegations made by the Industrial Customers of the Northwest Utilities about improper tampering with thebond ratingof thePortland General Electric(PGE) corporation during the UE180rate casein which PGE was attempting to raise its rates by roughly 9%, equivalent to roughly $200 million in annual cash flow. According to the allegations that Jaquiss reported to the media, PGE finance officials attempted to improperly doctor the bond rating produced by Standard and Poor's and thereby increase the clout for the need to implement a rate hike.
In 2009, Jaquiss broke the initial news ofPortlandmayorSam Adams' affair with an intern who may have been underage at the onset of their affair.
Jaquiss came to national attention in April 2014 during an interview with Republican candidates forOregon's 2014 U.S. Senate election.One of the candidates,Mark Callahan,noticed that he was writing "blah blah blah" in his notes while another candidate was speaking, which Callahan called "disrespectful". Soon after, in response to Callahan replying to a question onclimate changeby stating that it is a myth, Jaquiss asked, "Where are you on theEaster Bunny?"[8]
Personal life[edit]
Jaquiss married Margaret Remsen in 1989;[9]the couple have three children together as of his 2005 Pulitzer Prize win.[10]
References[edit]
- ^abcWalsh, Edward (April 5, 2005). "Willamette Week journalist wins a Pulitzer Prize".The Oregonian.p. 1.
- ^"Articles by Nigel Jaquiss".Willamette Week.Archived fromthe originalon April 16, 2014.RetrievedMay 6,2014.
- ^ab"The big daily that could and the little paper that did".Columbia Journalism Review.Archivedfrom the original on August 14, 2022.RetrievedAugust 14,2022.
- ^"Whitaker Middle School Was Torn Down for Containing Radon. Can It Safely Host a Homeless Rest Village?".Willamette Week.Archivedfrom the original on August 14, 2022.RetrievedAugust 14,2022.
- ^"Jaquiss '84 wins Pulitzer for expose of former Oregon gov".The Dartmouth.
- ^Rieder, Rem (February 18, 2015)."Rieder: Reporter who took down Oregon's governor".USA Today.Archivedfrom the original on February 20, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 18,2015.
- ^Effinger, Anthony (February 14, 2015)."Meet the Oregon Journalist Who Keeps Taking Down Governors".Bloomberg.Archivedfrom the original on February 17, 2015.RetrievedFebruary 18,2015.
- ^Esteve, Harry (May 2, 2014)."'Blah blah blah' notes by Willamette Week reporter lead to candidate's ejection from endorsement interview ".The Oregonian.Archivedfrom the original on May 5, 2014.RetrievedMay 5,2014.
- ^"Margaret Remsen Is Married".The New York Times.March 12, 1989.Archivedfrom the original on July 16, 2014.RetrievedJuly 23,2017.
- ^"The 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winners Investigative Reporting: Nigel Jaquiss of Willamette Week, Portland, Oregon".Archivedfrom the original on August 29, 2017.RetrievedAugust 28,2017.
External links[edit]
- "The 30-Year Secret: a crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon",his prize-winningWillamette Weekstory
