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Joel Brinkley
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Joel Graham Brinkley
July 22, 1952 |
| Died | March 11, 2014 (aged 61) Washington, D.C.
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| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Occupation | columnist, professor |
| Relatives | David Brinkley (father) Alan Brinkley (brother) |
Joel Graham Brinkley (born July 22, 1952 – died March 11, 2014) was an American newspaper writer. He wrote special articles called columns that were published in many newspapers. He also taught journalism at Stanford University from 2006 to 2013. Before that, he worked for The New York Times for 23 years.
Joel Brinkley won a very important award called the Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for his international reporting. He was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize two other times for his investigative reporting.
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About Joel Brinkley's Life
His Early Years and Family
Joel Brinkley was born in Washington, DC in 1952. His father was David Brinkley, a famous TV news anchor. In 1975, Joel graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned a degree in English and journalism. Joel Brinkley was married and had two daughters. His brother, Alan Brinkley, was a historian and a leader at Columbia University.
His Career as a Journalist
Joel Brinkley started his career working for the Associated Press in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1975, he moved to The Richmond News Leader in Virginia. There, he wrote stories about local and state government. He also covered stories about the Ku Klux Klan and its leader, David Duke.
In 1978, he joined The Courier-Journal newspaper in Louisville. He worked there as a reporter, writer, editor, and a correspondent in Washington. In 1979, he traveled to Cambodia. He reported on the fall of the Khmer Rouge, a group that had caused much trouble there. For this important work, he won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1980.
In 1983, Joel Brinkley started working for The New York Times in Washington. He stayed there until 2006. During his time at the Times, he was a reporter, a White House correspondent (meaning he covered news from the White House), a foreign correspondent (reporting from other countries), an editor, and a bureau chief (a leader of a news office).
Teaching and Later Work
From 2001 to 2006, Joel Brinkley was a director for the Fund for Investigative Journalism. This group helps reporters do important research for their stories.
In 2006, he began teaching at Stanford University. He was a visiting professional in the Department of Communication. He taught there until December 2013. After that, he became an adviser for the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction. This group works to help rebuild Afghanistan.
Joel Brinkley also wrote a weekly column about foreign policy. These columns were sent to many newspapers by Tribune Media Services. He received more than a dozen national awards for his reporting and writing.
Awards Joel Brinkley Won
- 1982 Penney-Missouri Award for Consumer Writing
- 1980 Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting
His Passing
Joel Brinkley passed away on March 11, 2014, in a Washington, D.C. hospital. He was 61 years old. He died from pneumonia, which was made worse by an illness called leukemia. He is remembered by his wife and two daughters.
