Anne Hull
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Anne Hull is an American journalist
, on the national staff of the Washington Post.
She won a 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
.
, where she was the paper’s national correspondent from 1995-2000. She attended Florida State University
and was a 1995 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. She is on the Board of Trustees at the Poynter Institute
for Media Studies in St. Petersburg.
She lives in Washington, D.C.
She has written about immigration, class, race and the war in Iraq. She covered Sept. 11 at Ground Zero and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Along with Post colleague Dana Priest
, Hull spent 2007 reporting on the military’s care of wounded soldiers, including the investigation that exposed harsh living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
.
, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
, the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, the American Society of News Editors
Awards for Local Coverage and the 2007 Investigative Reporters and Editors
Grand Prize Award.
Hull is a repeat winner of the American Society of News Editors, Distinguished Writing Award, and has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist. She is a recipient of the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award from Colby College
. In 2010 she received a Berlin Prize
Fellowship, at the American Academy in Berlin
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, on the national staff of the Washington Post.
She won a 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources. Those resources, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics,...
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Life
Prior to joining the Washington Post in 2000, Hull was a reporter for 15 years at the St. Petersburg TimesSt. Petersburg Times
The St. Petersburg Times is a United States newspaper. It is one of two major publications serving the Tampa Bay Area, the other being The Tampa Tribune, which the Times tops in both circulation and readership. Based in St...
, where she was the paper’s national correspondent from 1995-2000. She attended Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
and was a 1995 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University. She is on the Board of Trustees at the Poynter Institute
Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute is a non-profit school for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida. The school's mission statement says that "The Poynter Institute is a school dedicated to teaching and inspiring journalists and media leaders. It promotes excellence and integrity in the practice of...
for Media Studies in St. Petersburg.
She lives in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
She has written about immigration, class, race and the war in Iraq. She covered Sept. 11 at Ground Zero and Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Along with Post colleague Dana Priest
Dana Priest
Dana Priest is an American author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Priest has worked almost 20 years for The Washington Post. As one of the Post's specialists on National Security she has written many articles on the United States' "War on terror." In 2006 she won the Pulitzer Prize for Beat...
, Hull spent 2007 reporting on the military’s care of wounded soldiers, including the investigation that exposed harsh living conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
The Walter Reed Army Medical Center was the United States Army's flagship medical center until 2011. Located on 113 acres in Washington, D.C., it served more than 150,000 active and retired personnel from all branches of the military...
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Awards
The Walter Reed stories were awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Public ServicePulitzer Prize for Public Service
The Pulitzer Prize for Public Service has been awarded since 1918 for a distinguished example of meritorious public service by a newspaper or news site through the use of its journalistic resources. Those resources, as well as reporting, may include editorials, cartoons, photographs, graphics,...
, the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
The Robert F. Kennedy Awards for Excellence in Journalism is journalisms award named after Robert F. Kennedy and awarded by the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. The annual awards are issued in several categories and were established in December 1968 by a group of reporters who...
, the Selden Ring Award for Investigative Reporting, the American Society of News Editors
American Society of News Editors
The American Society of News Editors is a membership organization for editors, producers or directors in charge of journalistic organizations or departments, deans or faculty at university journalism schools, and leaders and faculty of media-related foundations and training organizations...
Awards for Local Coverage and the 2007 Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors
Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that focuses on the quality of investigative reporting. Formed in 1975, it presents the IRE Awards and holds conferences and training classes for journalists. Its headquarters is in Columbia, Missouri, at the University of...
Grand Prize Award.
Hull is a repeat winner of the American Society of News Editors, Distinguished Writing Award, and has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist. She is a recipient of the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award from Colby College
Colby College
Colby College is a private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1813, it is the 12th-oldest independent liberal arts college in the United States...
. In 2010 she received a Berlin Prize
Berlin Prize
The Berlin Prize is a residential fellowship at the Hans Arnhold Center, awarded by the American Academy in Berlin.- Fellows of the American Academy in Berlin :-References:*http://www.americanacademy.de/home/about-us/hans-arnhold-center/...
Fellowship, at the American Academy in Berlin
American Academy in Berlin
The American Academy in Berlin is a research and cultural institution in Berlin whose stated mission is to foster a greater understanding and dialogue between the people of the United States and the people of Germany.The American Academy was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent...
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External links
- The Invisible Reporter: Q&A with Anne Hull, Poynter
- Anne Hull Bio, Nieman Narrative Digest
- Articles at washingtonpost.com, The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
- Soldiers Face Neglect, Frustration At Army's Top Medical Facility, Washington Post, February 18, 2007
- In the Bible Belt, Acceptance is Hard Won, Washington Post, September 26, 2004
- Una Vida Mejor, A Better Life, The St. Petersburg Times, May 10, 1999
- Rim Of the New World The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
- NPR's All Things Considered NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
, March 6, 2007 - The Strawberry Girls, The New YorkerThe New YorkerThe New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
, August 11, 2008