Beverly Weintraub is an American journalist. She shared the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing with Arthur Browne and Heidi Evans of The New York Daily News for their editorials on Ground Zero workers’ health problems.[1][2]
Beverly Weintraub | |
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| Education | Barnard College |
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| Known for | 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing |
Biography
editWeintraub graduated cum laude from Barnard College with a B.A. in linguistics and a minor in political science in 1982.[3] She also wrote for, and edited the Columbia Daily Spectator.[4] She worked at the New York Daily News for 23 years, winning a Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing in 2007 for investigating into the illness affecting first responders during 9/11.[5]
She left the Daily News to become New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's chief speech writer in 2013.[5]
She made her author debut with Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators, published in 2021.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Arthur Browne, Beverly Weintraub and Heidi Evans of New York Daily News". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Keim, Brandon. "Pulitzer Prize Winners Document Ground Zero Health Debacle". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ a b "Bev Weintraub". Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Barnard Magazine Winter 2015 by Barnard College - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ a b Katz, Celeste. "Pulitzer Prize-Winning Daily Newser Beverly Weintraub Named NY AG's Chief Speechwriter". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Wings of Gold: The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators | Columbia Alumni Association". alumni.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "Beverly Weintraub: Southwest pilot is just another hero". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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