Ed Guthman

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Edwin O. Guthman (born 1919) is a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and university professor.

[edit] Biography

Guthman was born in Seattle, Washington, graduating from the University of Washington in 1941. He entered the Army in 1941. During World War II, he served as an infantry regiment reconnaissance platoon leader in both North Africa and Italy. In 1946, he was discharged as a captain. During his tour, he was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart.

He was a reporter for the Seattle Star (1941-1947), and a reporter for The Seattle Times (1947-1961). While at the Seattle Times, he won the Pulitzer Prize for National reporting in 1950. His articles proved that the Washington State Un-American Activities Committee subverted evidence that cleared a University of Washington professor of false charges.[1]

In 1961, he was tapped by Attorney General Robert Kennedy to be his press secretary. He later served Kennedy in a similar position for one year when RFK became U.S. Senator from New York in 1965. As a result of his work with Kennedy, he was third on Nixon's Enemies List.[1]

He was the national editor for the Los Angeles Times from 1965 to 1977 and then the editorial page editor for The Philadelphia Inquirer (1977-1987).

He was a senior lecturer at the USC Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, where he has been a professor since 1987. He retired in 2007.[2][3]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b USC Annenberg School profile.
  2. ^ Lane, Laura (March 1, 2007). "Ed Guthman". Annenberg TV News. Retrieved on 2007-12-15.
  3. ^ Petrie, Lesley and Torrey Andersonschoepe. "Journalists gather to fete Ed Guthman; Tom Brokaw and Kyra Phillips join in celebrating Annenberg professor's career.", Daily Trojan, March 2, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-12-15. 

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