Marshall Allen (March 20, 1972 – May 19, 2024) was an American journalist who, with Alex Richards, won the 2011 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting for reporting on patient safety in Las Vegas hospitals as a reporter at the Las Vegas Sun. The series of articles was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting in 2011.[1][2][3]
Marshall Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 20, 1972 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | May 19, 2024 (aged 52) Colleyville, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | University of Colorado Boulder, Fuller Theological Seminary (MA) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | 2011 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting |
| Spouse | Sonja Allen |
| Children | 3 |
Life and career
editAllen was born March 20, 1972, in Portland, Oregon, the second son of Darrell and Polly Allen.[4] He graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary, with a Master's degree in Theology. For three years, he and his wife Sonja served as missionaries associated with Young Life in Nairobi, Kenya.[5]
Allen was a staff writer at the Pasadena Star-News, and the News-Press and Foothill Leader Newspapers.[6] He was a reporter for the Las Vegas Sun, from 2006 to 2011.[7] He was a 2009 Fellow of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ).[8] The "Do No Harm" project was based on data mining, and analyzing hospital records turned over to the State of Nevada.
Allen reported on health care for ProPublica[9] and taught investigative health reporting at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.[10] In 2018, Allen was named a "Top Doctor" in the State of New York. Despite carrying no medical credentials, he was able to pay $99 to receive the award.[11]
Allen died of a heart attack on May 19, 2024, at the age of 52. ProPublica, his former employer, published his obituary.[4][12]
Works
edit- "Do No Harm", Las Vegas Sun
- Never Pay the First Bill: And Other Ways to Fight the Health Care System and Win. Portfolio. 2021. ISBN 978-0593190005.
References
edit- ^ Gavel, Doug (March 8, 2011). "Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of the Las Vegas Sun Win Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting". Harvard Kennedy School. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Las Vegas Sun's Allen and Richards win Goldsmith Prize". Shorenstein Center. March 7, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "Finalist: Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of Las Vegas Sun". The Pulitzer Prizes.
- ^ a b "Obituary for Marshall Young Allen". Lucas Funerals and Cremations. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024.
- ^ Belz, Emily. "Died: Marshall Allen, Christian Muckraker Who Held the Health Care Industry Accountable". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024.
- ^ "ProPublica Hires New Reporter to Join its Newsroom", PR Web, March 7, 2011.
- ^ Marshall Allen stories at Las Vegas Sun.
- ^ "Journalists selected for AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship Program", Association of Health Care Journalists, January 13, 2009.
- ^ Marshall Allen at ProPublica.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Marshall Allen". Craig Newark Graduate School of Journalism. City University of New York. May 22, 2024.
- ^ Allen, Marshall (February 28, 2019). "I'm a Journalist. Apparently, I'm Also One of America's "Top Doctors."". ProPublica.
- ^ Grabell, Michael (May 21, 2024). "Marshall Allen, a Tenacious Health Care Journalist, Dies at 52". ProPublica. Retrieved May 22, 2024.