Blogger, Sans Pajamas, Rakes Muck and a Prize

BLOGGER, SANS PAJAMAS, RAKES MUCK AND A PRIZE
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Noam Cohen]
Of the many landmarks along a journalist’s career, two are among those that stand out: winning an award and making the government back down. Last week, Joshua Micah Marshall achieved both. On Tuesday, it was announced that he had won a George Polk Award for legal reporting for coverage of the firing of eight United States attorneys, critics charged under political circumstances. The “tenacious investigative reporting sparked interest by the traditional news media and led to the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales,” the citation read. Also last week, the Justice Department put him back on its mailing list for reporters with credentials after removing him last year. Read more about Marshall and Talking Points Memo at the URL below.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/business/media/25marshall.html?ref=todayspaper
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