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'''James S. "Jim" Doyle''' (born c. 1935) is an American [[journalist]] and activist. |
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== History == |
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He graduated [[Boston College]], the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]] (with honors), and was a 1965 [[Society of Nieman Fellows]] at [[Harvard University]]. |
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Prior to attending college, he worked for the [[State House News Service]] on Beacon Hill. He graduated from [[Boston College]] in 1956,<ref name="bualum">[http://www.bc.edu/friends/invest/bcfund/who/thankyou/1956_0506/ Boston College Class of '56 donors]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]] (with honors) in 1961.<ref name="colombia">{{Cite web |url=http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/alumni/associations/association/journal/alumnijournal-fall2004.pdf |title=Columbia Alumni Journal |access-date=2007-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908134110/http://www.jrn.columbia.edu/alumni/associations/association/journal/alumnijournal-fall2004.pdf |archive-date=2006-09-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was a 1965 [[Society of Nieman Fellows]] awardee at [[Harvard University]].<ref name="nieman">[http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/people/alumni-year.html#FY1965 Nieman Fellowship Program Alumni Fellows, 1965.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908031133/http://www.nieman.harvard.edu//people/alumni-year.html |date=2006-09-08 }}</ref> |
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He started as Washington bureau chief for ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' in 1965, where he broke the story of an unqualified nominee for federal district judge, which led to the withdrawal of the nomination and the Globe's winning its first [[Pulitzer Prize]] for Distinguished Public Service in 1966. In 1970 he joined The ''[[Washington Star]]'' as national correspondent, which landed him on the [[master list of Nixon political opponents]]. |
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In 1973 to 1975 Doyle was Special Assistant to [[Watergate scandal|Watergate]] Prosecutors [[Archibald Cox]], [[Leon Jaworski]] and [[Henry Ruth]]. His book on the battles of the Watergate prosecutors, ''Not Above The Law'', was published by [[William Morrow]] in 1977. From 1976 to 1983 he was chief political correspondent and deputy Washington bureau chief for ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine. |
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He won the New York Newspaper Guild Page One Award in 1980 for the ''Newsweek'' cover article, "Is America Turning Right?" |
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He's a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], the advisory board of the [[Pew Center For Civic Journalism]], and an associate of the Project for Excellence in Journalism. |
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For fifteen years, Doyle ran the editorial operations for Army Times Publishing Company, a group of six national weeklies covering the military, defense, aerospace and civilian federal workers, now a division of the [[Gannett]]. |
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[[Category:1930s births]] |
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[[Category:Boston College alumni]] |
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[[Category:Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni]] |
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[[Category:Nieman Fellows]] |
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Since then he has been a senior adviser to [[Business Leaders for Sensible Priorities]], a non-profit set up by [[Ben Cohen (ice cream)|Ben Cohen]] of [[Ben & Jerry's]] aimed at educating the public to the need to shift 15% ($40 billion-plus) from defense procurement of cold war weapons to domestic programs such as child health insurance and [[Head Start]]. |
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*Doyle, James S. Has Money Corrupted Washington Journalism? ''Nieman Reports'' Vol. 53 No. 4 Winter 1999 |
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Occupation(s) | Journalist, activist |
James S. "Jim" Doyle (born c. 1935) is an American journalist and activist.
History
[edit]Prior to attending college, he worked for the State House News Service on Beacon Hill. He graduated from Boston College in 1956,[1] and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (with honors) in 1961.[2] He was a 1965 Society of Nieman Fellows awardee at Harvard University.[3]
Doyle retired in 1998, then supervised the Committee of Concerned Journalists study "The Clinton/Lewinsky Story: How Accurate? How Fair?"[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Boston College Class of '56 donors[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Columbia Alumni Journal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2007-01-15.
- ^ Nieman Fellowship Program Alumni Fellows, 1965. Archived 2006-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Doyle, James S. Has Money Corrupted Washington Journalism? Nieman Reports Vol. 53 No. 4 Winter 1999