David Heath is an American journalist

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...

, and Senior Reporter at The Center for Public Integrity.
He won the 2002 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting

The Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting is an award for journalists administered by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University. The program was launched in 1991, with the goal of exposing examples of poor government, and encouraging good...

, with Duff Wilson

Duff Wilson

-Life:He graduated from Western Washington University in 1976, and from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1982.He worked for the Seattle TimesHe was on the board of Investigative Reporters and Editors.-Awards:...

, the 2001 George Polk Award, and 2002 Gerald Loeb Award

Gerald Loeb Award

The Gerald Loeb Award, also referred to as the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism, is a recognition of excellence in journalism, especially in the fields of business, finance and the economy. The award was established in 1957 by Gerald Loeb, a founding partner of...

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Life

He graduated from Grinnell College

Grinnell College

Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its strong tradition of social activism. It was founded in 1846, when a group of pioneer New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College....

, in 1981.
He was a reporter at the Enid, Oklahoma

Enid, Oklahoma

Enid is a city in Garfield County, Oklahoma, United States. In 2010, the population was 49,379, making it the ninth largest city in Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Garfield County. Enid was founded during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in the Land Run of 1893, and is named after Enid, a...

 News & Eagle, and the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
He was a reporter for the Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

 Courier-Journal.
He was an investigative reporter for The Seattle Times.
In 2002, he was visiting writer at Grinnell College.
He was a 2006 Harvard Nieman Fellow.

External links

• Reporter's blog
• http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/documents/areas/adm/loeb/02a4.pdf