Craig Wolff
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Craig Wolff is a journalist and author and a former sports, feature, and news writer for The New York Times
. He was a journalism professor at New York University
.
While reporting for The New York Times from 1983 to 1994, Wolff was part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize
for coverage of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
. He also covered the story of Tawana Brawley
, which he and four of his colleagues turned into Outrage: The Story Behind the Tawana Brawley Hoax in 1990.
In 2003, as a professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
, he co-wrote My Heart Will Cross This Ocean: My Story, My Son, Amadou with Kadiatou Diallo, the mother of police brutality
victim Amadou Diallo
. It won a 2004 Christopher Award
for "work that raises the human spirit."
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. He was a journalism professor at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
While reporting for The New York Times from 1983 to 1994, Wolff was part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
for coverage of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing
1993 World Trade Center bombing
The 1993 World Trade Center bombing occurred on February 26, 1993, when a truck bomb was detonated below the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The 1,336 lb urea nitrate–hydrogen gas enhanced device was intended to knock the North Tower into the South Tower , bringing...
. He also covered the story of Tawana Brawley
Tawana Brawley
Tawana Brawley is an African-American woman from Wappinger, New York. In 1987, at the age of 15, she received national media attention in the United States for accusing six white men, some of whom were police officers, of having raped her...
, which he and four of his colleagues turned into Outrage: The Story Behind the Tawana Brawley Hoax in 1990.
In 2003, as a professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications...
, he co-wrote My Heart Will Cross This Ocean: My Story, My Son, Amadou with Kadiatou Diallo, the mother of police brutality
Police brutality
Police brutality is the intentional use of excessive force, usually physical, but potentially also in the form of verbal attacks and psychological intimidation, by a police officer....
victim Amadou Diallo
Amadou Diallo
Amadou Diallo was a 23-year-old Guinean immigrant in New York City who was shot and killed on February 4, 1999 by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers: Sean Carroll, Richard Murphy, Edward McMellon and Kenneth Boss. The four officers fired a total of 41 shots...
. It won a 2004 Christopher Award
Christopher Award
The Christopher Award is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, motion pictures and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit"...
for "work that raises the human spirit."
Books
- Tennis Superstars: The Men
- Outrage: The Story Behind the Tawana Brawley Hoax
- My Heart Will Cross This Ocean: My Story, My Son, Amadou
External links
- http://journalism.nyu.edu/faculty/wolff.html
- http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=772140