Blogs Posts in Profiles of Journalists category; 61 blog posts

James Agee

James Agee

James Agee was a renowned name of American Journalism. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, on 27th November, 1909. After attending Harvard University he wrote for various magazines including Time, the Nation and the New Masses. A volume of [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2007 | Comments : 0

Dan Gillmor

Dan Gillmor

Dan Gillmor – A noted American technology writer and former columnist for the San Jose Mercury News. Gillmor is also the author of a popular web log covering technology news and the Northern California technology business sector, crit [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

John Steinbeck Noble Prize in literature

John Steinbeck Noble Prize in literature

John Steinbeck was born in California on 27th February, 1902. He studied marine biology at Stanford University and worked as a agricultural labourer while writing novels and in 1929 published Cup of Gold. This was followed by a collection o [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

Alfred Henry Lewis A Journalist, A Novelist

Alfred Henry Lewis A Journalist, A Novelist

Alfred Henry Lewis – A journalist and novelist of USA, who wrote about social issues, including The Boss (1903) which was a story about the corruption of New York politics. He also wrote about this subject for Cosmop [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Jack Anderson - A big name in Investigative journalism

Jack Anderson - A big name in Investigative journalism

Jack Anderson is a big name in investigative journalism in America. He was born in Long Beach, California, on 19th Oct, 1922. He starts his career as a journalist at school when he began writing for his local newspaper, The Murray Eagle. At [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2007 | Comments : 0