Dwight E. Sargent
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Dwight Emerson Sargent was an American
journalist
.
Born in Pembroke, Massachusetts
, he graduated in 1939 from Colby College
and served in Europe during World War II
.
Sargent worked at The Portland Press Herald in Maine and The Standard-Times of New Bedford, Massachusetts
, before becoming a longtime editorial
writer for The New York Herald Tribune.
He was a Nieman Fellow in 1951, studying state government. He was a curator for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism
from 1964 to 1972. In 1978, he was appointed national editorial writer for Hearst Newspapers.
United States
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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...
.
Born in Pembroke, Massachusetts
Pembroke, Massachusetts
Pembroke is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,927 at the 2000 census.The southwestern section of Pembroke is also known as Bryantville...
, he graduated in 1939 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...
and served in Europe during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
Sargent worked at The Portland Press Herald in Maine and The Standard-Times of New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...
, before becoming a longtime editorial
Editorial
An opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
writer for The New York Herald Tribune.
He was a Nieman Fellow in 1951, studying state government. He was a curator for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism
Nieman Foundation for Journalism
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University is the primary journalism institution at Harvard. It was founded in 1938 as the result of a $1 million bequest by Agnes Wahl Nieman, the widow of Lucius W. Nieman, founder of The Milwaukee Journal...
from 1964 to 1972. In 1978, he was appointed national editorial writer for Hearst Newspapers.