Michael Graczyk

Michael Graczyk (b. 1950) is an American journalist based in the Houston bureau of the Associated Press.^[1]

Graczyk reports on a wide range of topics. However, he is most notable as the AP's designated representative to witness executions in Texas.^[2][3] Since 1984, Graczyk has witnessed more than 300 executions, considered a macabre record for an American.^[4][5][6]

References

1. ^ Alsup, Dave (July 20, 2009). "Texas reporter's seen unrivaled number of U.S. executions". CNN (cnn.com). http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/20/texas.execution.witness/index.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009. 
2. ^ "Witness for the execution". BBC News (news.bbc.co.uk). June 23, 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/802489.stm. Retrieved October 22, 2009. 
3. ^ Litman, Mysty (May 1, 2001). "An AP reporter’s tally: witness to 200 executions". The News Media & The Law (Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press) 25 (2): 53. ISSN 0149-0737. OCLC 3562814. http://www.rcfp.org/news/mag/25-2/new-witnesst.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009. 
4. ^ Pérez-Peña, Richard (October 21, 2009). "One Reporter’s Lonely Beat, Witnessing Executions". The New York Times (nytimes.com): pp. A1. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/business/media/21execute.html. Retrieved October 22, 2009. 
5. ^ King, Joyce (2002). Hate crime: the story of a dragging in Jasper, Texas (First ed.). New York: Pantheon Books. pp. 206. ISBN 9780375421327. OCLC 48517167. http://books.google.com/books?id=dhH1GOJCrmkC&lpg=PA206&dq=%22Mike%20Graczyk%22&pg=PA206#v=onepage&q=%22Mike%20Graczyk%22&f=false. Retrieved October 22, 2009. 
6. ^ "Media Witness List". Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (tdcj.state.tx.us). October 28, 2011. http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/death_row/dr_media_witness_list.html. Retrieved November 8, 2011. 

External links

• News reports by Michael Graczyk, via The Free Library
• "In the death chamber, eyes betray emotions", via the Las Vegas Review-Journal

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