- Mark Mazzetti
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Mark Mazetti (May 13, 1974) is an American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The New York Times. [1]
Mark Mazzetti Born Mark Mazzetti
May 13, 1974
Washington DC.Education Duke University and Oxford University Occupation Journalist Spouse(s) Lindsay Friedman Contents
Life
Mazzetti was born in Washington DC, and graduated from Duke University with a Bachelors degree in Public Policy and Politics.[2] Later, he earned a Masters degree in History from Oxford university.
Career
Mazzetti currently covers national security as a correspondent for The New York times, although he works from their Washington DC office. Mazzetti has worked with the New York Times since 2006, and continues to write articles which pertain to politics and international relations.
- Early career
In 1998 shortly after receiving a Masters degree from Oxford, Mazzetti began reporting on national politics as a correspondent for the Economist. After leaving the Economist in 2001 Mazzetti joined the US News and World Reports staff and began reporting on defense and National Security as their Pentagon correspondent. In 2004 Mazzetti joined the staff of the Los Angeles Times, and continued working with the Pentagon as a Military affairs correspondent .[3]
In 2003 Mazzetti spent two months reporting in Baghdad while travelling with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.
Personal Life
On May 30th, 2010, Mazzetti and Lindsay Friedman were married in Alexandria Virginia. [4]
Awards
- In 2009 Mazzetti shared a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting with Jane Perlez, Eric P. Schmitt and Pir Zubair Shah
- In 2006 Mazzetti received the Gerald R. Ford Prize for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense
- In 2008 Mazzetti received the Livingston award for national reporting, for an expose revealing the CIA's destruction of controversial video tapes which exposed the United States interrogation tactics for Al Qaeda detainees [5]
References
- ^ Charlie Rose (2009-05-29). "Season 69, Episode 05.29.09 -- Charlie Rose - Jane Perlez / Eric Schmitt / Mark Mazzetti / Pir Zubair Shah / Jake Tapper Airdate: 29-May-2009". Charlie Rose LLC. http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/10341. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
- ^ "Mark Mazzetti Biography". Online Biography. Washington Week. http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/panelist/mark-mazzetti. Retrieved 11/13/2011.
- ^ "Mark Mazzetti Bio and Index". Online database. The New York Times. http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/mark_mazzetti/index.html.
- ^ "Lindsay Friedman, Mark Mazzetti". online article. the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/30/fashion/weddings/30FRIEDMAN.html. Retrieved 11/13/2011.
- ^ "Mark Mazzetti Biography". Online Biography. Washington Week. http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/panelist/mark-mazzetti. Retrieved 11/13/2011.
Links
New York Times Index of Mark Mazzetti Articles
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