- Julius Duscha
Julius "Jules" Duscha (born November 4, 1924) is an American
journalist .He attended
University of Minnesota and began his career in 1943 at the "St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch ".Duscha moved to
Washington, DC in 1947 and worked for "Congressional Quarterly ", theDemocratic National Committee , Labor's League for Political Education of the old American Federation of Labor and "The Machinist", a newspaper published by theInternational Association of Machinists . He is a graduate ofAmerican University .From 1954 to 1958 he wrote for the Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers of
Decatur, Illinois . While working in Illinois, Duscha was awarded aNieman Fellowship atHarvard University for the 1955-56 academic year.From 1958 to 1966 Duscha worked for the "
Washington Post " as an editorial writer, a reporter and a national correspondent specializing in political coverage.Duscha was associate director of the Professional Journalism Fellowships Program at
Stanford University from 1966 to 1968. He headed the Washington Journalism Center from 1968 to 1990.He has also written a syndicated column on public affairs and has contributed to "
New York Times Sunday Magazine ", "The Washingtonian ", "Harper's " and "The Atlantic ".His work landed him on the
master list of Nixon political opponents .References
* [http://colegroup.com/Home_pages/duscha.html Jules Duscha biography]
*Duscha, Julius. "From Pea Soup to Politics : How a Poor Minnesota Boy Became a Washington Insider." iUniverse, Inc. ISBN 0-595-37057-8
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